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bulled

/bʊld/

bulled is the simple past and past participle of bull.

Meaning of bull

Verb (1)

bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)

  1. (intransitive, often) To force oneself (in a particular direction); to move aggressively.
    • He bulled his way in.
  2. (intransitive) To be in heat; to be ready for mating with a bull.
  3. (transitive) To mate with (a cow or heifer).
  4. (transitive) To endeavour to raise the market price of.
    • to bull railroad bonds
  5. (transitive) To endeavour to raise prices in.
    • to bull the market

Verb (2)

bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)

  1. (dated) To publish in a papal bull.

See all 35 meanings of bull

Adjective

bulled (comparative more bulled, superlative most bulled)

  1. Swollen.

Synonyms of bulled

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Forms of bulled

comparativemore bulled
superlativemost bulled

Phrases with bulled

Words that rhyme with bulled

Questions about bulled

What does bulled mean?
Bulled means swollen.
What is bulled the simple past and past participle of?
Bulled is the simple past and past participle of bull.
What part of speech is bulled?
Bulled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bulled?
Bulled is pronounced /bʊld/.

Words near bulled in the dictionary

  1. bulldyking
  2. bulldykish
  3. bulle
  4. bullectomies
  5. bullectomy
  6. bulled
  7. bulled up
  8. Bulleen
  9. Bulleid
  10. Bullen
  11. bullen-bullen

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