bull
noun
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a serious and ludicrous blunder“They sure made a bad bull of the assignment!”
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mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'
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uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
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obscene words for unacceptable behavior“I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk”shitbullshitirish bullhorseshitcrapdogshit
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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
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the center of a targetbull's eye
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a large,strong and heavyset person“They were a bull of a sawyer.”bruiserstrappersamson
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an investor with an optimistic market outlook
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uncomplimentary terms for a policemancopperpigfuzzcop
verb
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to advance in price“Stocks were bulling last week.”
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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
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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.”
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to push or force“They bulled through their demands.”bull through