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mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"

an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

advance in price; "stocks were bulling"

try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

characterized by rising prices; "a bull market"

The male of any species of cattle (Bovidae); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.

One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or action.

Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac.

One who operates in expectation of a rise in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise. See 4th Bear, n., 5.

Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce.

To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.

To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull Lake Shore; to endeavor to raise prices in; as, to bull the market. See 1st Bull, n., 4.

A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated a die Incarnationis, i. e., from the day of the Incarnation. See Apostolical brief, under Brief.

A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression.

The male of any species of cattle (Bovidae); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.

One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or action.

Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac.

One who operates in expectation of a rise in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise. See 4th Bear, n., 5.

Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce.

To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.

To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull Lake Shore; to endeavor to raise prices in; as, to bull the market. See 1st Bull, n., 4.

A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated a die Incarnationis, i. e., from the day of the Incarnation. See Apostolical brief, under Brief.

A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression.

A seal. See Bulla.

The male of the species of animals of which the cow is the female; the male of various large animals, as the whale, elephant, etc.; in the stock market, one who endeavors to raise the price of stock; an official order by the Pope; as, a papal bull; a ridiculous contradiction in language.

The male of the ox kind: a sign of the zodiac.

Denoting largeness of size-used in composition, as bull-trout.

An edict of the pope which has his seal affixed.

A ludicrous blunder in speech.

The male of cattle; a sealed edict of the Pope; a blunder.

An official document of the Pope, sealed with a leaden seal.

A ridiculous contradiction in terms; a blundering statement.

Of a large size; male.

The male of a bovine quadruped; Taurus, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac; one who nominally buys stock on the speculation of its rising in value.

An edict of the Pope. See Bear.

A ludicrous inconsistency or blunder in speech.

To try dishonestly to enhance the value of shares.

The male of the cow kind; in Scrip., a fierce and powerful enemy.

A name at first applied to the seal attached to an edict of the Pope, but now applied to the edict itself; a blunder; in the Stock Exchange, those who try to raise the price of stocks are called bulls, and those who try to lower their price, bears.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] The male of any bovine quadruped; hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant;—Taurus, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac;—in stock-broking, one who nominally buys shares for delivery on a future day at a certain price, speculating on their rising in value before the day.

n. [Latin] The seal appended to the edicts and briefs of the Pope;—an edict or rescript of the pope containing some decree, order, or decision;—an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas;—a verbal blunder or contradiction; a misnomer.

The male of black cattle; in the scriptural sense, an enemy, powerful and violent; one of the twelve signs of the zodiack; a letter or mandate published by the pope; a blunder.