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- Dictionarybull/bo͝ol/
noun
- 1. an uncastrated male bovine animal: "bull calves"
- 2. a person who buys shares hoping to sell them at a higher price later.
adjective
- 1. (of a part of the body, especially the neck) resembling the corresponding part of a male bovine animal in build and strength: "his bull neck and broad shoulders"
verb
- 1. push or drive powerfully or violently: "he bulled the motorcycle clear of the tunnel"
- 2. (of a cow) behave in a manner characteristic of being in heat.
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A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species Bos taurus ( cattle ). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e. cows proper), bulls have long been an important symbol in many religions, including for sacrifices.
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A bull is a male cow. You can usually tell which animal in a pasture is a bull by its large size and horns. A male bovine — or cow — is a bull, and so is a male whale or elephant. Fittingly, the word bull is sometimes also used for a particularly bulky, muscular man.
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