bull
adj : characterized by rising prices; "a bull market" [syn: {bull(a)}]
n 1: uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
2: a very large and strong man; "he was a bull of a man" [syn:
{strapper}]
3: a ludicrously false statement [syn: {bullshit}, {Irish bull},
{horseshit}, {shit}, {crap}, {bunk}, {bunkum}, {buncombe},
{guff}, {rot}, {hogwash}, {dogshit}]
4: a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the
assignment"
5: (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {cop},
{copper}, {fuzz}, {pig}]
6: an investor with an optimistic market outlook [ant: {bear}]
7: the center of a target [syn: {bull's eye}]
8: mature male of various mammals of which the female is called
`cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
v 1: push or force; "He bulled through his demands" [syn: {bull
through}]
2: try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
3: talk through one's hat [syn: {waffle}, {bullshit}, {fake}]
4: advance in price, as of stocks