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bull

noun
  1. a serious and ludicrous blunder
    “They sure made a bad bull of the assignment!”
  2. mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'
  3. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
  4. obscene words for unacceptable behavior
    “I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk”
    shitbullshitirish bullhorseshitcrapdogshit
  5. a formal proclamation issued by the pope, usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla
    “The papal bull condemned the military intervention.”
    papal bull
  6. the center of a target
    bull's eye
  7. a large,strong and heavyset person
    “They were a bull of a sawyer.”
    bruiserstrappersamson
  8. an investor with an optimistic market outlook
  9. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
    copperpigfuzzcop
verb
  1. to advance in price
    “Stocks were bulling last week.”
  2. to speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
    “Without any evidence, I had to bull to try and make people believe me.”
    fakebullshittalk through one's hat
  3. to try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
    “The fast rise in price made me suspect someone is trying to bull the market.”
  4. to push or force
    “They bulled through their demands.”
    bull through