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noun (1)

Definition of bullnext
as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority the head office issued a bull banning the use of alcohol at all on-site social functions

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bull

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noun (2)

ˈbu̇l How to pronounce bull (audio)
slang
as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level the town's drug dealers and bulls were well acquainted with one another

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bull

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noun (3)

slang
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as in rhetoric
boastful speech or writing an interview filled with the usual bull about how seriously she takes the art of acting

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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense a guy who's always trying to sell some sucker a line of bull

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bull

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verb (1)

as in to push
to force one's way the beleaguered governor bulled through the crowd of reporters without answering a single question

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bull

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verb (2)

slang
as in to brag
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess no one bought all his bulling about how he had beaten the stock market

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Recent Examples of bull
Noun
Top-name cowboys competed in the three days of bronc riding, bull dogging, bull riding and calf riding. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026 One gave Fortune a bull case on why this trajectory is sustainable. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Verb
But as retail investors push the market higher, and bulls cheer liquidity support and policy tailwinds, some experts are raising questions if the market is entering bubble territory. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025 By the time Fernando Mendoza ran across the line on fourth down, then bulled over a couple of Hurricanes defenders and stretched the ball over the goal line, the national championship game had more than its defining play. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bull
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull
  1. decree
  2. policeman
  3. rhetoric
  4. nonsense
  5. push
  6. brag
  7. edict
  8. cop
Noun
  • Rodriguez said during the press conference that her government issued an emergency decree to activate civil protection and emergency protocols within hours of the tremors.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Vatican decree targeted bishops and faithful In a decree, the Vatican excommunicated the four new bishops and the two existing SSPX bishops who participated in the ceremony.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of decree
Noun
  • My father came from a large family from Corfu and had served as a policeman in Lefkada.
    — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Yesterday, the Sun asked this question of a wide variety of people – an auxiliary policeman, a protest marcher, a steelworker, a politician, a barber, a bridegroom, a bootblack and others.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026
Definition of policeman
Noun
  • For too long Western leaders have been deterred by Putin’s escalation rhetoric.
    — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Concha argued that her positions and rhetoric reflect a broader shift in the Democratic Party toward socialism and extremism.
    — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
Definition of rhetoric
Noun
  • Until recently, that would have sounded like absolute nonsense.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • There weren’t meetings with executives about tone and mood and all this nonsense.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of nonsense
Verb
  • Handing the survivor her jewelry and hearing her story a few days later gave Dondi and her team of volunteers a reassuring nudge to push forward with their work.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Normally, the onshore flow — a west-to-southwest wind that creates the ocean breeze and pushes air away from the coasts — would push the particulate matter with it.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of push
Verb
  • For decades that math was simply the cost of doing business in industries nobody brags about owning.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The deal gave the freshman mayor the opportunity to brag about his fiscal chops.
    — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of brag
Noun
  • Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The memorandum includes a pledge by Iran to never purchase or construct nuclear weapons — a vow the Islamic Republic has made multiple times before, including by signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, in a religious edict issued by the late supreme leader and in the Obama-era nuclear accord.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of edict
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  • Robert Karroll was shot in his ballistic vest by an 18-year-old gunman who approached the officer’s unmarked vehicle in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, cops said.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • The cops posted outside of the nearby Swarovski and PINK stores are similarly unwilling to entertain my interrogations.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026
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“Bull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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