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bull

/ˈbʊl/
noun

  1. An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.

  2. A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.

  3. Any adult male bovine.

Synonymsbro, cat, dude, guy, cop, copper
Antonymsbear
adjective

  1. Large and strong, like a bull.

    Similar: beefy, hunky, robust

  2. (of large mammals) adult male

    "a bull elephant"

    Similar: male

  3. Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)

Synonymsbeefy, hunky, robust, male, stupid
Antonymsbear, feeble, puny, weak, female
noun

  1. The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.

  2. A shot which hits the centre of a target.

  3. The two central rings on a dartboard.

noun

  1. The faeces of a bull.

  2. False or exaggerated statements made to impress and deceive the listener rather than inform; nonsense.

    "Don't pay any attention to him. He talks a lot of bullshit."

    Similar: BS, bull, bulldada, bullpucky, bushwah

  3. A card game in which the object is to bluff about cards laid down and to determine when one's opponents are bluffing.

    "Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?"

    Similar: BS, I doubt it, cheat

SynonymsBS, I doubt it, cheat, BS, bull, bulldada

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