bull (
http://definr.com/bull)
adj : characterized by rising prices; "a bull market" [syn:
bull(a)]
n 1: uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
2: a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a
man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he
got" [syn:
bruiser,
strapper,
Samson]
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; "The politician was not well
prepared for the debate and faked it" [syn:
bullshit,
fake]
4: advance in price, as of stocks