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Domesticated bovine animals
Plural for senseless or absurd language, behavior, or ideas
“So your speech about being sorry and remorseful was just a load of bull, wasn't it?”
Plural for speech or writing involving grandiose or boastful statements
“He gave a speech full of the usual bull about how he would always look to the people first and put himself second.”
Plural for an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
“Julius nonetheless issued a bull banning simony.”
(slang, US) Plural for a policeman, especially one employed in a railroad yard
“As he was led away by the railyard bull, Prometheus wondered why it was against the law just to walk around at night.”
Plural for a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime
Plural for a male animal, especially a deer, antelope, sheep, goat, etc.
Plural for a person who speculates or invests in financial markets
Plural for deceptive performance or elaborate act aiming to swindle, deceive, or cheat someone
Plural for one who has optimistic thoughts or ideas of the future
To move or proceed forward by force
“The guards began to group themselves together for a united rush, to bull through the door.”
To (excessively) boast about one's accomplishments, qualities, or possessions
To tell an untruth or falsehood
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