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Meaning of bull

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bull
      n 1: uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
      2: a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a
         man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he
         got" [syn: {bull}, {bruiser}, {strapper}, {Samson}]
      3: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot
         of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
         [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {shit},
         {crap}, {dogshit}]
      4: a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the
         assignment"
      5: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull}, {cop},
         {copper}, {fuzz}, {pig}]
      6: an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor
         who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
         [ant: {bear}]
      7: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
         [syn: {Taurus}, {Bull}]
      8: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
         about April 20 to May 20 [syn: {Taurus}, {Taurus the Bull},
         {Bull}]
      9: the center of a target [syn: {bull's eye}, {bull}]
      10: a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in
          antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) [syn:
          {bull}, {papal bull}]
      11: mature male of various mammals of which the female is called
          `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
      v 1: push or force; "He bulled through his demands" [syn:
           {bull}, {bull through}]
      2: try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
      3: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The
         politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
         [syn: {talk through one's hat}, {bullshit}, {bull}, {fake}]
      4: advance in price; "stocks were bulling"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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