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bull

/ˈbʊl/

noun

Meaning

  • An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.

  • A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.

  • Any adult male bovine.

  • An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.

  • A large, strong man.

  • An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.

  • A policeman.

  • A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.

  • (Philadelphia) A man.

  • A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.

  • A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.

Synonyms

bro,
cat,
dude,
guy,
cop,
copper,
pig,
rozzer

adjective

Meaning

  • Large and strong, like a bull.

  • (of large mammals) adult male

    "a bull elephant"

  • Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)

  • Stupid

Synonyms

beefy,
hunky,
robust,
male,
stupid

noun

Meaning

  • The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.

  • A shot which hits the centre of a target.

  • The two central rings on a dartboard.

  • A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.

  • Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.

  • A hand-cancelled postmark issued by a counter clerk at a post office, typically done on a receipt for proof of mailing.

  • The central part of a crown glass disk, with concentric ripple effect.

  • A convex glass lens which is placed in front of a lamp to concentrate the light so as to make it more conspicuous as a signal; also the lantern itself.

  • A £50 banknote.

  • Any of the first postage stamps produced in Brazil from 1843.

noun

Meaning

  • The faeces of a bull.

  • False or exaggerated statements made to impress and deceive the listener rather than inform; nonsense.

    "Don't pay any attention to him. He talks a lot of bullshit."

  • A card game in which the object is to bluff about cards laid down and to determine when one's opponents are bluffing.

    "Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?"

  • An object of frustration and/or disgust, often caused by a perceived deception.

    "That's total bullshit! I called your office and they said you never came in!"

  • Statements that may be true but misleading nonetheless.

  • Statements made without any particular reference to their truth value.

Synonyms

BS,
I doubt it,
cheat,
BS,
bull,
bulldada,
bullpucky,
bushwah,
malarkey