| Engels > Nederlands |
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| bull |
| 1. bul, stier |
| Engels > Engels |
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| bull |
| 1. n. An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. |
| 2. n. Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| 3. n. A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age. |
| 4. n. An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals. |
| 5. n. A large, strong man. |
| 6. n. (finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices. |
| 7. n. (slang) A policeman. |
| 8. n. (US) Specifically, a policeman employed in a railroad yard. |
| 9. n. (historical) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings. |
| 10. n. (UK) (clipping of bullseye) |
| 11. n. (military, firearms) The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie. |
| 12. n. (Philadelphia, slang) A man. |
| 13. n. (vulgar, slang) (clipping of bullshit). |
| 14. n. A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both. |
| 15. n. (obsolete) A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor. |
| 16. adj. Large and strong, like a bull. |
| 17. adj. (of large mammals) adult male |
| a bull elephant |
| 18. adj. (finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear) |
| 19. adj. stupid |
| 20. v. (intransitive) To force oneself (in a particular direction). |
| He bulled his way in. |
| 21. v. (intransitive) To lie, to tell untruths. |
| 22. v. (intransitive) To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do. |
| 23. v. (military) To polish boots to a high shine. |
| 24. v. (finance, transitive) To endeavour to raise the market price of. |
| to bull railroad bonds |
| 25. v. (finance, transitive) To endeavour to raise prices in. |
| to bull the market |
| 26. n. A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope. |
| 27. n. A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope. |
| 28. v. (dated, 17th century) to publish in a Papal bull |
| 29. n. A lie. |
| 30. n. (euphemistic, informal) Nonsense. |
| 31. v. to mock, cheat |
| 32. n. (16th century, obsolete) a bubble |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| bul |
| 1. n-m. bull (male bovine, or one of certain other male mammals) |
| 2. n-m. surly person |
| 3. n-f. great seal affixed to certain documents, notably charters from reigning princes and certain dignitaries |
| 4. n-f. such charter |
| 5. n-f. specifically, a papal bull |
| 6. n-f. trinket, object of little value |
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