Refers to a male bovine. Often used in compound words like ブルファイト (bullfight).
See also: 雄牛
I saw a big bull at the ranch.
The stock market has been in a bull market lately.
Used in financial contexts to describe a rising market or an optimistic investor. Opposite of ベア (bear).
See also: ベア
The stock market is in a bull phase this week.
bulldog (abbreviation)
Short for ブルドッグ. Common in casual contexts or as a clipped form.
See also: ブルドッグ
Our bulldog is very friendly.
bulldozer (abbreviation)
Short for ブルドーザー. Used in construction or engineering contexts.
See also: ブルドーザー
A bulldozer came to the site and started leveling the ground.
counter for large animals; head of livestock; counter for collected insects or certain headgear
Loanword from English 'bull'. The abbreviation senses are clipped from ブルドッグ (bulldog) and ブルドーザー (bulldozer).