bull
Cross references:
1. bear
1. bull \'bu.l\ n [ME bule, fr. OE bula; akin to OE bla-wan to blow] 1a: an
adult male bovine animal; also : a usu. adult male of variou s large
animals 1b: ELEPHANT 1c: a draft ox 2: one who buys securities or
commodities in expectation of a price rise or who acts to effect such a
rise 3: one that resembles a bull 4: BULLDOG slang 5: POLICEMAN,
DETECTIVE cap 6: TAURUS
2. bull aj 1a: MALE 1b: of, relating to, or resembling a bull 2: large of
its kind 3: RISING {a ~ market}
3. bull vi : to behave like a bull; esp : to advance forcefully 1: to try
to raise the price of (as stocks) or in (a market) 2: to act on with the
violence of a bull : FORCE
4. bull n [ME bulle, fr. ML bulla, fr. L, bubble, amulet] 1: a solemn papal
letter sealed with a bulla or with a red-ink imprint of t he device on the
bulla 2: EDICT, DECREE
5. bull n [perh. fr. obs. bull to mock] 1: a grotesque blunder in language
slang 2a: empty boastful talk 2b: NONSENSE
6. bull vb slang : to engage in idle often boastful talk slang : to fool
esp. by fast boastful talk