Bull | Mean of bull in English Dictionary

/ˈbʊl/

• Noun
• an adult male animal of the ox and cow family
• an adult male of some other large animals (such as elephants or whales)
1. a bull elephant
2. a bull moose
• a person who tries to make money by buying stocks and selling them after their price has gone up
1. The bears outnumbered the bulls on Wall Street today.

• a person who breaks things or who often makes mistakes or causes damage in situations that require careful thinking or behavior
1. As a politician, he was a bull in a china shop and often had to apologize for his rough speech.
• to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct or confident way
1. She decided to take the bull by the horns and try to solve the problem without any further delay.
• foolish or untrue words or ideas
1. That's a lot/load/bunch of bull! [=nonsense, (offensive) bullshit]
• an official command or statement written by the pope
1. A papal bull was issued in 1582.