Dictionary
bull
Meaning
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- An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
- An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
- A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
- Any adult male bovine.
- An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.
- A large, strong man.
- An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
- (slang) A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.
- (slang) An elderly lesbian.
- (obsolete,slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
- Clipping of bullseye.
- Clipping of bullseye.
- (slang) A man or boy (derived from the Philadelphia English pronunciation of “boy”, which is practically a homophone of “bull”)
- (informal,slang) Clipping of bullshit.
- A man who has sex with someone else's partner, with the consent of both.
- (obsolete) A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.
- (slang) Beef.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbʊl/
Cognate with Western Frisian
bolle
Cognate with Dutch
bul
Cognate with German
Bulle
Cognate with Latin
follis
Cognate with German
buhlen
Cognate with English
bully
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