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bull
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English bole, bul, bule, from a conflation of Old English bula (“bull, steer”) and Old Norse boli, both from Proto-Germanic *bulô (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?l?no-, from *b?el- (“to blow, swell up”). Cognate with West Frisian bolle, Dutch bul, German Low German Bull, German Bulle, Swedish bulla; also Old Irish ball (“limb”), Latin follis (“bellows, leather bag”), Thracian ???????? (vólinthos, “wild bull”), Albanian buall (“buffalo”) or related bolle (“testicles”), Ancient Greek ?????? (phallós, “penis”).
Noun
bull (countable and uncountable, plural bulls)
- An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
- Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
- Any adult male bovine.
- An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.
- A large, strong man.
- (finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
- (slang) A policeman.
- The Bat—they called him the Bat. […]. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face.
- (US) Specifically, a policeman employed in a railroad yard.
- (LGBT, slang) An elderly lesbian.
- (Britain, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
- 1859, J.C. Hotten, A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words
- Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon.
- 1859, J.C. Hotten, A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words
- (Britain) Clipping of bullseye.
- (military, firearms) The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
- (Philadelphia, slang) A man.
- (uncountable, informal, euphemistic, slang) Clipping of bullshit.
- A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.
- 2018 ‘Stag’ men love watching other guys have sex with their wives… but it’s not cuckolding
- The Vixen, often known as ‘Hotwife’, has sex with the encouragement of her husband or boyfriend with the Bull (that’s the guy who is servicing her). Another scenario is that the Vixen has sex with a Bull outside of the couple’s shared abode. Then she comes home and recounts all the details in a blow-by-blow description to turn the Stag on.
- 2018 ‘Stag’ men love watching other guys have sex with their wives… but it’s not cuckolding
- (obsolete) A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.
Synonyms
- (cattle): gentleman cow (obsolete, euphemistic)
- (slang: male person): guy, dude, bro, cat
- (slang: policeman): cop, copper, pig (derogatory), rozzer (British). See also Thesaurus:police officer
Antonyms
- (finance: investor who sells in anticipation of a fall in prices): bear
Coordinate terms
- cow, ox, calf, steer
Derived terms
- Banbury story of a cock and a bull
Translations
Adjective
bull (not comparable)
- Large and strong, like a bull.
- Synonyms: beefy, hunky, robust
- Antonyms: feeble, puny, weak
- (of large mammals) adult male
- Synonym: male
- Antonym: female
- (finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)
- Antonym: bear
- stupid
- Synonym: stupid
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)
- (intransitive) To force oneself (in a particular direction).
- He bulled his way in.
- (intransitive) To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.
- (finance, transitive) To endeavour to raise the market price of.
- to bull railroad bonds
- (finance, transitive) To endeavour to raise prices in.
- to bull the market
Derived terms
(terms derived from the adj., noun, or verb bull (etymology 1)):
Translations
Etymology 2
Middle English bulle, from Old French bulle, from Latin bulla, from Gaulish. Doublet of bull (“bubble”) and bulla.
Noun
bull (plural bulls)
- A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
- A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
Translations
Verb
bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)
- (dated, 17th century) to publish in a Papal bull
Etymology 3
Middle English bull (“falsehood”), of unknown origin. Possibly related to Old French boul, boule, bole (“fraud, deceit, trickery”). Popularly associated with bullshit.
Noun
bull (uncountable)
- A lie.
- (euphemistic, informal) Nonsense.
Synonyms
- (nonsense): See also Thesaurus:nonsense
Translations
Verb
bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)
- To mock; to cheat.
- (intransitive) To lie, to tell untruths.
- (Britain, military) To polish boots to a high shine.
Etymology 4
Old French boule (“ball”), from Latin bulla (“round swelling”), of Gaulish origin. Doublet of bull (“papal bull”) and bulla.
Noun
bull (plural bulls)
- (16th century, obsolete) A bubble.
References
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?bu?/
- Homophone: vull
- Rhymes: -u?
Etymology 1
From bullir.
Noun
bull m (plural bulls)
- boiling
- effervescence
Verb
bull
- third-person singular present indicative form of bullir
- second-person singular imperative form of bullir
Etymology 2
From Latin botulus (“sausage”).
Noun
bull m (plural bulls)
- A type of pork sausage.
Related terms
- budell
Further reading
- “bull” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Cimbrian
Etymology
Reduced form of bóol (“well”).
Adverb
bull (comparative péssor, superlative dar péste)
- (Sette Comuni) well
References
- “bull” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
French
Etymology
From a clipped form of French bulldozer, from American English bulldozer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bul/, /byl/
Noun
bull m (plural bulls)
- (construction) bulldozer
Synonyms
- bulldozer
- bouldozeur (with a Francized / Frenchified spelling)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?tl/
- Rhymes: -?tl
Noun
bull n (genitive singular bulls, no plural)
- nonsense, gibberish
Declension
Synonyms
- rugl
- vitleysa
- þvæla
Related terms
- bulla (“to talk nonsense, to boil”)
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic *bullô.
Noun
bull m
- wooden bowl, lathed vessel, big bowl
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *bull?.
Noun
bull f
- loaf
Derived terms
- bullsjiv
- bullstommel
- rågbull
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yak
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jæk/
- Rhymes: -æk
- Homophone: yack
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Tibetan ??? (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-ja?.
Noun
yak (plural yak or yaks)
- An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
- 2008, Scott R. R. Haskell, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN), page 619
- Utilization efficiency of dietary protein in the yak differs with diet composition and feeding level, age, sex, body condition score, and animal production level (e.g., growth, lactation). Researchers reported no difference between lactating and dry cows in crude protein digestibility, although lactating yak tend to consume more feed than dry yak.
- 2004, Wilson G. Pond, Encyclopedia of Animal Science (Print), CRC Press (?ISBN), page 899
- Attempts are now being made, by selection, to create a new breed of yak (the Datong yak) from such crosses. Hybridization of domestic yak with local cattle, at intermediate elevations, has been practiced for generations. The hybrids inherit some of the good characteristics from each species, but lack the adaptation of the yak to the harsh conditions at higher elevations.
- 2008, Scott R. R. Haskell, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN), page 619
Hyponyms
- Bos mutus
- Bos grunniens
- Bos mutus grunniens, wild yak
- Poephagus grunniens, domestic yak
Derived terms
- domestic yak
- wild yak
- yak lace
- yakless
- yaklike
- yak shaving
- yakskin
Translations
Etymology 2
Apparently an onomatopoeia.
Alternative forms
- yack
Verb
yak (third-person singular simple present yaks, present participle yakking, simple past and past participle yakked)
- (slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI
- “You'll like Poppet. Nice dog. Wears his ears inside out. Why do dachshunds wear their ears inside out?” “I could not say, sir.” “Nor me. I've often wondered. But this won't do, Jeeves. Here we are, yakking about Jezebels and dachshunds, when we ought to be concentrating our minds […]
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI
- (slang, intransitive) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
Translations
Noun
yak (countable and uncountable, plural yaks)
- (slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.
- 1983, Nicolas Freeling, The Back of the North Wind (?ISBN)
- The sudden head-down butt jabbed into someone’s face, is a highly effective way of putting a stop to his yack.
- 1983, Nicolas Freeling, The Back of the North Wind (?ISBN)
- (slang) A laugh.
- 1951, Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds, Cartoonist
- Would-be gags from would-be gagsters. And, nine chances out of ten, not a yak in the lot.
- 1951, Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds, Cartoonist
- (slang) Vomit.
Translations
Related terms
- yackety-yak
- yakfest
- yakky
Etymology 3
Shortening.
Noun
yak (plural yaks)
- (slang) A kayak.
Anagrams
- 'kay, Kay, kay, kya
Choctaw
Adverb
yak
- thus
References
- Cyrus Byington, A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?k/
- Hyphenation: yak
- Rhymes: -?k
Noun
yak m (plural yakken or yaks, diminutive yakje n)
- Alternative spelling of jak
French
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -jak
Noun
yak m (plural yaks)
- Alternative spelling of yack
Further reading
- “yak” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From Tibetan ??? (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-ja?.
Noun
yak m (invariable)
- A yak (bovine)
- Synonym: bue tibetano
Kokborok
Alternative forms
- jak
Etymology
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *yak (“hand; arm”). Cognate with Garo jak (“hand”).
Noun
yak
- hand
References
- Debbarma, Binoy (2001) , “yak”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary, Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, ?ISBN, page 142
Manx
Etymology
Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan ??? (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-ja?.
Noun
yak m (genitive singular yak, plural yakkyn)
- yak
Savi
Etymology
From Sanskrit ?? (eka).
Numeral
yak
- (cardinal) one
References
- Nina Knobloch (2020) A grammar sketch of Sauji: An Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan?[1], Stockholm University
Spanish
Alternative forms
- yac
Etymology
From Tibetan ??? (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-ja?.
Pronunciation
Noun
yak m (plural yak or yaks)
- yak (bovine)
Tagalog
Etymology
From English yuck.
Interjection
yak
- An expression to indicate disgust.
- yuck!
Synonyms
- kadiri
Turkish
Etymology
From Tibetan ??? (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-ja?.
Noun
yak (definite accusative yak?, plural yaklar)
- yak (ox-like mammal)
Synonyms
- Tibet öküzü
- Tibet s???r?
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