bull

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> A real dev can pick up a new language and syntax in a weekNo, that's complete bull.

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Quick take

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bull gathered in one view.

noun

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

noun

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"

noun

obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bull.

noun

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

noun

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"

noun

obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"

See also: bullshit, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit

noun

a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"

noun

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

noun

an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

noun

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

noun

the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

noun

the center of a target

noun

a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

noun

mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

verb

push or force; "He bulled through his demands"

verb

try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

verb

speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"

verb

advance in price; "stocks were bulling"

Example sentences

> A real dev can pick up a new language and syntax in a weekNo, that's complete bull.

There is an enormous amount of bureaucracy and bull shit that you have to deal with.

That's just completely bull, AWS has serious design flaws and they show up at every outage.

Because we'd rather just bull through and get things done than spend an infinite amount of time fixing something that isn't fixable.

Some descent to earth in the form of a bull to conduct illicit sexual liaisons with mortals, and others lack reproductive organs altogether.

Heres why this is awesome: - The name Unity finally makes perfect sense - Phone can expand into a tablet can expand into a desktop - larger form factor can run smaller form factor apps - app switcher is slick - Canonical finally learned how to use all the bull shit motivational words that apple uses to inspire people - OS level tie ins to social services - Still open source I'm excited to use it, and I'm excited to help.