bull

English

/ˈbʊl/

noun
Definitions
  • An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
  • 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.
  • (UK) A crown coin; its value,
  • (UK)
  • (Philadelphia) A man.
  • (uncountable)
  • A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.
  • (obsolete) A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bole (tree trunk, trunk) derived from Old English bula (bull, steer) derived from Old Norse boli (bull) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bulô (bull) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥no-, *bʰel- (shine, swell, blow, inflate, roar, sound, gleam, bark, white, shiny, light, speak, be white, bright, yell, swell up, blow up, shimmer, bubble, sparkle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰel-

Gloss

shine, swell, blow, inflate, roar, sound, gleam, bark, white, shiny, light, speak, be white, bright, yell, swell up, blow up, shimmer, bubble, sparkle

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

白

Emoji
🌟 ⭐️ 🌟 🌠 💡 🔦 🕯️

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