bull
An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxenAn adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.: Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
» Tom wants to ride a bull.
Meaning
20 sensesAn adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
(countable, uncountable)Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any bovine of an aggressive or long-horned breed regardless of age and sex.
An adult male, specifically:
(countable, uncountable)A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
(countable, uncountable)Any adult male bovine.
Bulle, Stier
быкbyk
бикbyk, буга́йbuháj
(countable, uncountable)An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.
mature male of various mammals of which the female is called ‘cow’; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
(slang, uncountable)Beef.
A person, compared to the animal.
(countable, uncountable)A large, strong man.
Bulle
быкbyk, буга́йbugáj, быча́раbyčára
a large and strong and heavyset man
(countable, uncountable)An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
Bulle
быкbyk
an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.
Bulle, Bullette
ментment, ляга́выйljagávyj, му́сорmúsor
(countable, slang, uncountable)An elderly lesbian.
(countable, uncountable)A man who has sex with someone else's partner.
(Philadelphia, countable, slang, uncountable)A man or boy.
Examples
136 sentencesTom wants to ride a bull.
Tom wanted to ride a bull.
Tom was killed by a bull.
Don't let the bull gore you.
Most people think that pit bulls are dangerous.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bole, bul, bule, from a conflation of Old English bula (“bull, steer”)From Middle English bole, bul, bule, from a conflation of Old English bula (“bull, steer”) and Old Norse boli, both from Proto-Germanic *bulô (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥no-, from *bʰel- (“to blow, swell up”). Cognate with West Frisian bolle, Dutch bul, German Low German Bull, German Bulle, Swedish bulla; also Old Irish ball (“limb”), Latin follis (“bellows, leather bag”), Albanian bolle (“testicles”), Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós, “penis”). Of sense 11, (a man or boy), derived from the Philadelphia English pronunciation of boy, which is practically a homophone of bull.
From Middle English bulle, from Old French bulle, from Latin bulla, from Gaulish. Doublet of bull (“bubble”) and bulla.
From Middle English bull, bul, boule (“falsehood, deceit”), probably from Old French boul, boule, bole (“fraud, deceit, cunning”), from Old French bouler, boler (“to deceive, delude, lure, take in”), from Middle Low German bôlen (“to court, to woo”). Cognate with German buhlen (“to woo”). Doublet of bully.
From Middle English bowle, boule, from Old French bulle, boule (“ball”), from Latin bulla (“round swelling”), of Gaulish origin. Doublet of bull (“papal bull”) and bulla.
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Forms
plural: bullsSynonyms
303 synonyms- a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla):papal bull
- a large and strong and heavyset man:bruiserstrapperSamson
- uncomplimentary terms for a policeman:copcopperfuzzpig
- Obscene word for unacceptable behavior:bullshitIrish bullhorseshitshitcrapdogshit
- the center of a target:bull's eye
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus:Taurus
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable