bull
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bulls
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bulls
Britannica Dictionary definition of BULL
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finance
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a person who tries to make money by buying stocks and selling them after their price has gone up
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a person who expects the price of stocks to go up
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compare 1bear;
see also bull market
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The bears outnumbered the bulls on Wall Street today.
a bull in a china shop
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a person who breaks things or who often makes mistakes or causes damage in situations that require careful thinking or behavior
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As a politician, he was a bull in a china shop and often had to apologize for his rough speech.
a red rag to a bull
take the bull by the horns
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to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct or confident way
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She decided to take the bull by the horns and try to solve the problem without any further delay.
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bull
/ˈbʊl/
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bull
/ˈbʊl/
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Britannica Dictionary definition of BULL
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informal
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foolish or untrue words or ideas
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see also cock-and-bull story
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That's a lot/load/bunch of bull! [=nonsense, (offensive) bullshit]
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bull
/ˈbʊl/
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bulls
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bull
/ˈbʊl/
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bulls
Britannica Dictionary definition of BULL
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an official command or statement written by the pope
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A papal bull was issued in 1582.
