bullnoun
uk/bʊl/us/bʊl/bull noun (ANIMAL)
B1 [ C ] a male cow, or the male of particular animals such as the elephant or the whale:
They did not see the sign by the gate saying "Beware of the bull".
More examples
- The bull lowered its horns and charged.
- The bull tossed him up into the air.
- gored by a bull
- a prize bull
- Don't tell him you're a vegetarian - it's like a red rag to a bull.
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Names for the male & female of animals
- billy goat
- bitch
- boar
- boomer
- buck
- bullock
- cob
- drake
- drone
- ewe
- gelding
- mare
- nanny goat
- ram
- sow 1
- stag
- stallion
- steer
- tigress
- tom
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Cattle & similar animals
bull noun (FINANCE)
[ C ] specialized finance & economics a person who buys shares in companies hoping the price will rise, so that they can be sold later at a profit
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bear noun
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Stock markets
- arbitrage
- bear
- bourse
- buy-in
- cash
- cash out sth
- dead cat bounce
- dividend
- Dow Jones
- haircut
- intangible asset
- investment
- mature
- maturity
- negotiable
- rogue trader
- speculation
- stockbroker
- stockholder
- trading
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bull noun (NONSENSE)
[ U ] informal complete nonsense or something that is not true:
Don't give me that bull about not knowing the time.
Idiom(s)
like a bull in a china shop
take the bull by the horns