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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-bull.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�l|-�l

Etymology 1
Middle English bul, from Late Old English bula (only used in place names), from Old Norse boli. Cognate with German Bulle, Dutch bul.

Noun
en-noun

1. The adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.
2. In particular, the uncastrated adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
3. A large, strong man.
4. finance An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
5. slang A policeman.<!--where is this used?-->

<!--This has been moved to a separate etymology: see below #--><!--(euphemism for bullshit) Nonsense.-->

Synonyms
(large, strong man):
(slang: policeman): cop, copper, pig (derogatory), rozzer (British)
(nonsense): see WikiSaurus:nonsense

Antonyms
(finance: investor who buys in anticipation of a rise in prices): bear

Catalan: toro m, brau m
Croatian: bik m
Czech: býk m
Danish: han (noun) m
Dutch: stier m
Esperanto: virbovo, taÅ­ro
Finnish: uros, koiras
French: mâle m
German: Bulle m, Stier m, Bummal italbrac|Bavarian
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Greek: β�δι (vóði) (male ruminant) n
Hungarian: bika
Interlingua: masculo
Irish: tarbh m
Italian: maschio m
Korean: �컷 (sukeot)
Portuguese: touro m
Russian: б�к (byk) m
Slovene: bik m
Swedish: hane c
Telugu: �ద�ద� (eddu)
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trans-top|uncastrated adult male of cattle
Akan: nantwinini m
Arabic: ARchar|ث�ر (θaur) m
Armenian: Ö�Õ¸Ö�Õ¬ (tsoul)
Chinese: �� (g�ngniú)
Czech: býk m
Danish: tyr m
Dutch: stier m
Esperanto: virbovo, taÅ­ro
Ewe: nyitsu
Finnish: sonni
French: taureau m
Frisian: bolle#Frisian|bolle
German: Bulle m, Stier m
German, Bavarian dialect: Bummal
Greek: �α��ο� (távros) m
Hungarian: bika
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Interlingua: tauro
Italian: toro m
Japanese: �� (���, oushí)
Korean: �� (hwangso)
Latin: taurus
Norwegian: okse m
Polish: byk m
Portuguese: touro m, toiro m
Romanian: taur
Russian: б�к (byk) m
Sardinian: trau m
Seri: tooro, ziix cooha ctam
Slovene: bik m
Spanish: toro m
Swahili: ng'ombe dume
Swedish: tjur c
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trans-top|large, strong man
Danish: tyr m
Dutch: beer m, kolos m
Finnish: uros, urho
Greek: �α��ο� (távros) (strong man) m, β�δι (vóði) (large man) n, βο�βαλο� (vúvalos) (fat man) m
German: Bulle m
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Norwegian: okse m
Portuguese: brutamontes m
Russian: б�к (byk) m, б��а�а (by�ara) m
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trans-top|finance: investor who buys in anticipation of a rise in prices
Danish: haussespekulant, haussist
German: Bulle m
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Swedish: haussespekulant c
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<!--Note: put SLANG terms in here, where these exist-->
trans-top|slang: policeman
Danish: strisser
Dutch: flik m|f
French: flic m
<!--not slang: does Interlingua have a slang term? *Interlingua: policiero m, policiera f-->
German: Bulle m, Bullette f (rare)
Greek: μ�ά��ο� (batsos) (slap) n, γο��ο�νι (ɣurúni) (pig) n, γο��ο�νάκι (ɣurunáci) (piggy) n
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<!--not slang: does Portuguese have a slang term? *Portuguese: policial m and f-->
Swedish: snut c
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ttbc|Breton: tarv + specific mammal (1), tarv m, tirvi p (2)
ttbc|Galician: touro
ttbc|Lithuanian: bulius m (2-4)
ttbc|Norwegian: okse m
ttbc|Romanian: taur m (2,4) macho#Romanian|macho m (3)
ttbc|Turkish: bo�a
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Adjective
en-adj|-|-

1. Large and strong, like a bull.

<!--not a separate word: #Resembling a bull, like bull dog-->

1. Of large mammals, male.

#: a bull elephant

1. finance Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)

Synonyms
(large and strong): beefy, hunky, robust
(male): male

Antonyms
(large and strong): feeble, puny, weak
(male): female
(of a market): bear

Translations
trans-top|large and strong
Interlingua: grosse#Interlingua|grosse
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Portuguese: grande#Portuguese|grande m
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trans-top|male
Dutch: stieren-, mannetjes-
Finnish: uros-
French: mâle
Interlingua: mascule
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Italian: maschio
Portuguese: macho#Portuguese|macho m
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trans-top|of a market in which prices are rising
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Verb
en-verb|bulls|bulling|bulled

1. To force oneself (in a particur direction).

#: He bulled his way in.

1. To lie, to tell untruths.
2. (British military) To polish boots to a high shine.<!--transitive or intransitive?-->

Translations

trans-top|force oneself
Interlingua: fortiar
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Portuguese: forçar
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trans-top|polish boots to a high shine
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Derived terms
bulldog
bulldozer
bulldust
bullfrog
bull in a china shop
bullseye
bullshit
shoot the bull
take the bull by the horns

Etymology 2
From ME. bulle < OF. bulle < Low L. bulla

Noun
en-noun

1. (also papal bull) An official document or edict from the Pope.
2. A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

Translations

trans-top|document
Arabic: ARchar|�رس�� (marsú:m) m
Dutch: bul m
Finnish: bulla#Finnish|bulla
French: bulle f
German: Bulle f'
Interlingua: bulla
Italian: bolla
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Korean: �� (bulla)
Polish: bulla f
Portuguese: bula f
Russian: б�лла f
Slovene: bula f
Spanish: bula
Swedish: bulla c
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trans-top|seal
Dutch: zegel n
Finnish: sinetti
French: sceau m
German: Siegel n
Interlingua: sigillo
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Italian: sigillo m
Korean: �� (bulla)
Portuguese: selo m
Swedish: sigill
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Verb
en-verb

1. to publish in a Papal bull (obsolete, 17th century)

Etymology 3
From Middle English bull "falsehood", of unknown origin. Possibly related to Old French boul, boule, bole fraud "deceit, trickery" . Popularly associated with bullshit.

1. A lie.
2. euphemistic|informal Nonsense.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
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trans-top|nonsense
Dutch: onzin m, klinkklare onzin m, nonsens m
French: bêtises f|p
Interlingua: nonsenso
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Portuguese: papo-furado m, conversa fiada f, besteira f
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Verb
en-verb

1. to mock, cheat

Etymology 4
From Old French boule (ball) < Latin bulla (round swelling) < Proto-Indo-European base *bhel- (to blow, to swell).

Noun
en-noun

1. a bubble (obsolete, 16th century)

Category:Cattle
Category:Elephants
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Catalan

Noun
bull

1. boiling

Category:Catalan nouns

Icelandic

Noun
bull n

1. nonsense, gibberish

Synonyms
rugl
þvæla

Category:Icelandic nouns

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