bull : Idioms & Phrases

• noun American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat
  American pit bull terrier; American Staffordshire terrier; Staffordshire terrier.
  

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• noun either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
  Battle of Bull Run.
  

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• noun large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
  nylghau; Boselaphus tragocamelus; nilgai; nylghai.
  

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• noun small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
  Boston terrier.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindoos.

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• the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them.

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• (Zoöl.), the night hawk; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.

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• noun evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers
  southern magnolia; Magnolia grandiflora; evergreen magnolia; large-flowering magnolia.
  

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Bull" bri`er

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1. (Bot.) A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; -- called also bamboo brier and China brier.

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• . (a) A stupid fellow.

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• noun largest and lowest member of the violin family
  bass viol; string bass; bass fiddle; contrabass; double bass.
  

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Bull" fly`, Bull"fly` noun (Also<

• Bull fly
• Bullfly

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1. (Zoöl.) Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies.

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• (Zoöl.), the chub mackerel.

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• noun a market characterized by rising prices for securities
  

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• noun large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff
  

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• noun a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose
  Progressive Party.
  

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• noun a thick short powerful neck
  

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• noun coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
  horse nettle; Solanum carolinense; ball nightshade; ball nettle.
  

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• noun a disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout
  

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• noun common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature
  Pinus ponderosa; western yellow pine; ponderosa pine; ponderosa.
  

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• (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.

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• noun a creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War
  
• noun either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
  Battle of Bull Run.
  

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• noun an informal discussion (usually among men)
  

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• noun a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
  Carcharhinus leucas; cub shark.
  

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• noun any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes
  bull snake.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the pine snake of the United States.

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• a castrated bull. See Stag.

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• noun a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
  bullterrier.
  

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Bull" ter"ri*er

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1. (Zoöl.) A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.

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• noun European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
  Cirsium vulgare; spear thistle; boar thistle; Cirsium lanceolatum.
  

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• verb push or force
  bull.
  
  • He bulled through his demands

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• noun a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields
  

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Bull" trout`

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1. (Zoöl.) (a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as Salmo trutta and S. Cambricus, which ascend rivers; -- called also sea trout. (b) Salvelinus malma of California and Oregon; -- called also Dolly Varden trout and red-spotted trout. (c) The huso or salmon of the Danube.

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• a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring, etc.

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• noun in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target
  
  • in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied
• noun the center of a target
  bull.
  
• noun something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
  home run; bell ringer; mark.
  
  • the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer
  • scored a bull's eye
  • hit the mark
  • the president's speech was a home run

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• noun a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light
  dark lantern.
  

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Bull's"-eye` noun

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1. (Naut.) A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging.
2. A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by sailors to portend a storm.
3. A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck, roof, floor, ship's side, etc., to let in light.
4. A circular or oval opening for air or light.
5. A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens itself. Dickens.
6. (Astron.) Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of Taurus or the Bull.
7. (Archery & Gun.) The center of a target.
8. A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of the pipe through which it was blown.
9. A small and thick old-fashioned watch. Colloq.

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Bull's"-nose` noun

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1. (Arch.) An external angle when obtuse or rounded.

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Bull"-necked` adjective

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1. Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull. Sir W. Scott.

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• noun any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes
  bull snake.
  

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• boastful story; a canard.

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• noun an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
  fairytale; fairy tale; fairy story; song and dance.
  

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• . See under Bull, an edict.

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• noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior
  crap; horseshit; dogshit; bull; bullshit; shit.
  
  • I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
  • what he said was mostly bull

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• noun a man of English descent
  limey.
  

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• a humorous name for the English, collectively; also, an Englishman. "Good-looking young John Bull." W. D.Howells.

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• noun a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
  bull.
  

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• noun American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat
  American pit bull terrier; American Staffordshire terrier; Staffordshire terrier.
  

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• noun a chief of the Sioux; took up arms against settlers in the northern Great Plains and against United States Army troops; he was present at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when the Sioux massacred General Custer's troops (1831-1890)
  

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• noun English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat
  Staffordshire bullterrier.
  

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• verb face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it
  

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• noun the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
  Taurus; Bull.
  

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• an edict or imperial constitution made by the emperor Charles IV. (1356), containing what became the fundamental law of the German empire; so called from its golden seal.

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• to grapple with a difficulty instead of avoiding it.

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