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  • n  uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
  • n  a large and strong and heavyset man
    he was a bull of a man
  • n  obscene words for unacceptable behavior
    I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
    what he said was mostly bull
  • n  a serious and ludicrous blunder
    he made a bad bull of the assignment
  • n  uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
  • n  an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
  • n  (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
  • n  the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
  • n  the center of a target
  • n  a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
  • n  mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
  • v  push or force
    He bulled through his demands
  • v  try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
  • v  speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
  • v  advance in price
    stocks were bulling

  • In Mexico City's bull ring last Sunday afternoon 24,000 men women (a capacity crowd) paid $25,000 (boxoffice prices, not including scalpers' prices) to see three matadors risk.
  • Shouts of men, screams of women, and the deep bellowing of a bull deeply wronged, enlivened, last week, the vivacious street life of downtown Madrid.
  • Justin McBride has earned over $5 million as a professional bull rider, more than anyone in the sport's history.
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  • Brett Favre in International Herald Tribune
    You don't worry about my legacy,Favre said. "And, you know, it's a bunch of bull. It's all it is."
  • Howard Stern in FOXNews
    At this point, I don't think he's very relevant,Stern says. "People will tune out within a week. I defy you to listen. It's like a rodeo _ you know, see how long you can ride a bull? See how long you can keep listening to Imus. Time it....
  • Jimmy Fallon in FOXNews
    I need to be the Red Bull of late night,Fallon says.

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