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      bull
      noun
      An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
      Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
      (loosely) Any bovine of an aggressive or long-horned breed regardless of age and sex.
      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.
      (finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
      (US, slang) A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.
      (LGBTQ, slang) An elderly lesbian.
      (military, firearms) The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
      (Philadelphia, slang) A man or boy (derived from the Philadelphia English pronunciation of “boy”, which is practically a homophone of “bull”)
      A man who has sex with someone else's partner, with the consent of both.
      (slang, uncountable) Beef.
      A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
      A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
      A lie.
      (euphemistic, informal) Nonsense.
      A surname transferred from the nickname derived from the name of the animal.
      (uncountable, informal, euphemistic, slang) Clipping of bullshit. [(vulgar, literally) Feces produced by a bull.]
      (UK) Clipping of bullseye. [(military, firearms) The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.]
      (UK, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
      (obsolete) A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.
      (obsolete) A bubble.
      verb
      (intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction); to move aggressively.
      (agriculture, intransitive, of a cow or heifer) To be in heat; to be ready for mating with a bull.
      (agriculture, transitive, of a bull) To mate with (a cow or heifer).
      (finance, transitive) To endeavour to raise the market price of.
      (finance, transitive) To endeavour to raise prices in.
      To mock; to cheat.
      (intransitive) To lie, to tell untruths.
      (UK, military, transitive) To polish (boots) to a high shine.
      (dated) To publish in a papal bull.
      adjective
      Large and strong, like a bull.
      (attributive, of large mammals) Adult male.
      (finance) Characterized by rising prices or belief that prices will rise.
      Stupid.
      Synonyms for bull
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