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bulled
We have found lemma(root) word of bulled : bull.
Definitions
[bʊl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an uncastrated male bovine animal
(e.g: bull calves)
- a bullseye
(e.g: aim for the bull!)
- a person who buys shares hoping to sell them at a higher price later
Phrases:
- like a bull at a gate
- like a bull in a china shop
- take the bull by the horns
- within a bull's roar of
Origin
:
late Old English bula (recorded in place names), from Old Norse boli. Compare with bullock
[bʊl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- push or move powerfully or violently
(e.g: he bulled the motor cycle clear of the tunnel)
- (of a cow) behave in a manner characteristic of being on heat
Phrases:
- like a bull at a gate
- like a bull in a china shop
- take the bull by the horns
- within a bull's roar of
Origin
:
late Old English bula (recorded in place names), from Old Norse boli. Compare with bullock
[bʊl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a papal edict
(e.g: the Pope issued a bull of excommunication)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French bulle, from Latin bulla ‘bubble, rounded object’ (in medieval Latin ‘seal or sealed document’)
[bʊl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- stupid or untrue talk or writing; nonsense
(e.g: much of what he says is sheer bull)
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 17th century: of unknown origin
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