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bull
noun
an
adult
male
cow
,
especially
one
kept
for
breeding
•
The
farmer
led
the
bull
into
a
separate
pen
to
keep
it
away
from
the
calves
.
The
farmer
led
the
bull
into
a
separate
pen
to
keep
it
away
from
the
calves
.
•
A
raging
bull
charged
at
the
red
flag
waved
by
the
matador
.
A
raging
bull
charged
at
the
red
flag
waved
by
the
matador
.
Old
English
‘
bula
’
or
‘
bule
’,
from
Proto-Germanic
*bullōn-
meaning
‘
male
bovine
’.
noun
an
investor
who
expects
prices
to
rise
and
buys
shares
hoping
to
sell
them
later
for
a
profit
•
During
the
tech
boom
,
many
young
traders
turned
into
aggressive
bulls
,
buying
every
new
start-up
stock
they
could
find
.
During
the
tech
boom
,
many
young
traders
turned
into
aggressive
bulls
,
buying
every
new
start-up
stock
they
could
find
.
•
A
smart
bull
knows
when
to
exit
before
the
market
overheats
.
A
smart
bull
knows
when
to
exit
before
the
market
overheats
.
Figurative
use
comparing
rising
prices
to
a
charging
bull
,
first
recorded
in
18th-century
London
stock
exchanges
.
noun
-
bull
informal
shortened
form
of
‘
bullshit
’;
nonsense
or
untrue
talk
•
Don
’
t
give
me
that
bull
—
I
know
exactly
what
happened
.
Don
’
t
give
me
that
bull
—
I
know
exactly
what
happened
.
•
The
salesman
’
s
promises
sounded
like
pure
bull
.
The
salesman
’
s
promises
sounded
like
pure
bull
.
Abbreviation
of
the
vulgar
term
‘
bullshit
’,
first
appearing
in
American
English
in
the
20th
century
.
verb
-
bull
,
bulling
,
bulls
,
bulled
to
push
or
force
one
’
s
way
through
something
or
somewhere
with
strength
or
determination
•
The
football
player
bulled
past
two
defenders
to
reach
the
end
zone
.
The
football
player
bulled
past
two
defenders
to
reach
the
end
zone
.
•
Protesters
bulled
their
way
through
the
makeshift
barricade
.
Protesters
bulled
their
way
through
the
makeshift
barricade
.
Verb
use
derives
from
the
strength
and
single-minded
motion
of
a
literal
bull
,
first
attested
in
19th-century
American
English
.
bullet
noun
a
small
metal
object
that
is
shot
from
a
gun
•
The
detective
found
a
bullet
lodged
in
the
wooden
door
.
The
detective
found
a
bullet
lodged
in
the
wooden
door
.
•
The
engineer
designed
a
vest
that
can
stop
a
bullet
.
The
engineer
designed
a
vest
that
can
stop
a
bullet
.
from
French
"
boulette
"
meaning
small
ball
,
diminutive
of
"
boule
" (
ball
)
noun
a
small
round
dot
(
•
)
used
to
mark
each
item
in
a
list
•
Please
put
a
bullet
before
every
task
on
the
list
.
Please
put
a
bullet
before
every
task
on
the
list
.
•
The
slide
looked
cleaner
once
she
replaced
numbers
with
a
simple
bullet
.
The
slide
looked
cleaner
once
she
replaced
numbers
with
a
simple
bullet
.
extension
of
the
projectile
sense
because
the
printed
symbol
resembles
a
small
round
pellet
