(bl) noun
1. The male of domestic cattle or of some other animals, as of the elephant, moose, giraffe, whale, seal, etc. ◆ Collateral adjective: taurine.
2. A dealer who seeks or expects higher prices, and buys stocks or bonds accordingly.
3. One possessing characteristics suggestive of a bull.
4. U.S. Slang A policeman or detective, usually in plain clothes.
—v.t.
1. To attempt to raise the price of or in.
2. To push or force (a way).
—v.i.
3. To go up in price: said of stocks, etc.
4. Slang To go or push ahead: to bull through a crowd.
—adjective
1. Large; bull-like; male.
2. Going up or advancing: a bull market. [ME bule; cf. OE bulluc bullock]

(bl) noun
1. An official and authoritative document issued by the Pope, usually an edict, decree, or other proclamation, sealed with a bulla.
2. Bulla (def. 1). [<L bulla edict, seal]

(bl) noun
A ridiculous blunder in speech. [? <F boule lie, deceit <L bulla bubble]

(bl) noun Slang
Nonsense; bluff.

(bl)
The constellation and astrological sign Taurus. See CONSTELLATION.

(bl), Ole Bornemann,
1810–80, Norwegian violinist.