bulldog
A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug…A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
» Don't go near the bulldog. You wouldn't want him to bite you.
Meaning
9 sensesA breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
Bulldogge
бульдо́гbulʹdóg
A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
The original form of this breed, the English bulldog.
A stubborn or determined person.
We need a lawyer who will fight for our case, a real bulldog.
His bulldog determination was destined to bring him the opportunity he was seeking.
A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
(UK)One of the proctors' officers.
Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
(US)A bulldog edition.
Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.
(UK, capitalized, sometimes)The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover.
- a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
Examples
16 sentencesDon't go near the bulldog. You wouldn't want him to bite you.
Sami's bulldog dug up human bones.
Don't come near the bulldog in case it bites.
ruНе подходи близко к бульдогу, вдруг укусит. — Hellerick
One reporter said he looked like a fierce bulldog.
Ingrid used a bulldog clip to secure the large stack of papers together.
Translations
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Origin
From bull + dog, in reference to bullbaiting.From bull + dog, in reference to bullbaiting.
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Forms
plural: bulldogsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting:English bulldog