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bull race

bull race noun: a traditional event where bulls (often paired) race; popular in various cultures, most famously Spain's dangerous Running of the Bulls (Pamplona, part of San Fermín Festival, with people running ahead of charging bulls) and Indonesia's pacu jawi (jockey holds tails on a muddy track) and karapan sapi (bulls pull a wooden skid).

bull race: a traditional event where bulls (often paired) race; popular in various cultures, most famously...
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Noun

bull race (plural bull races)

  1. A traditional event where bulls (often paired) race; popular in various cultures, most famously Spain's dangerous Running of the Bulls (Pamplona, part of San Fermín Festival, with people running ahead of charging bulls) and Indonesia's pacu jawi (jockey holds tails on a muddy track) and karapan sapi (bulls pull a wooden skid).
    Synonyms:
    cattle racing

Synonyms of bull race

  • cattle racing

Forms of bull race

pluralbull races

Questions about bull race

What does bull race mean?
Bull race means a traditional event where bulls (often paired) race; popular in various cultures, most famously Spain's dangerous Running of the Bulls (Pamplona, part of San Fermín Festival, with people running ahead of charging bulls) and Indonesia's pacu jawi (jockey holds tails on a muddy track) and karapan sapi (bulls pull a wooden skid).
What part of speech is bull race?
Bull race is a noun.
What is the plural of bull race?
The plural of bull race is bull races.

Words near bull race in the dictionary

  1. Bull of the Crusade
  2. bull pine
  3. bull pines
  4. bull pump
  5. bull pumps
  6. bull race
  7. bull rail
  8. bull rails
  9. bull rider
  10. bull riders
  11. bull riding

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