The difference between Bull and Cat

When used as nouns, bull means an adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. specifically, one that is uncastrated, whereas cat means a domesticated subspecies (felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.

When used as verbs, bull means to force oneself (in a particular direction), whereas cat means to hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

When used as adjectives, bull means large and strong, like a bull, whereas cat means terrible, disastrous.


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  1. Bull as a noun:

    An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.

  2. Bull as a noun:

    A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.

  3. Bull as a noun:

    An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.

  4. Bull as a noun:

    A large, strong man.

  5. Bull as a noun (finance):

    An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.

  6. Bull as a noun (slang):

    A policeman. Specifically, a policeman employed in a railroad yard.

  7. Bull as a noun (UK, historical, obsolete, _, slang):

    A crown coin; its value,

  8. Bull as a noun (UK):

    The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie.

  9. Bull as a noun (Philadelphia, slang):

    A man.

  10. Bull as a noun (uncountable, vulgar, slang):

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  11. Bull as a noun:

    A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.

  12. Bull as a noun (obsolete):

    A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.

  1. Bull as an adjective:

    Large and strong, like a bull.

  2. Bull as an adjective (of large mammals):

    adult male

    Examples:

    "a bull elephant"

  3. Bull as an adjective (finance):

    Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)

  4. Bull as an adjective:

    stupid

  1. Bull as a verb (intransitive):

    To force oneself (in a particular direction).

    Examples:

    "He bulled his way in''."

  2. Bull as a verb (intransitive):

    To lie, to tell untruths.

  3. Bull as a verb (intransitive):

    To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.

  4. Bull as a verb (UK, military):

    To polish boots to a high shine.

  5. Bull as a verb (finance, transitive):

    To endeavour to raise the market price of.

    Examples:

    "to bull railroad bonds"

  6. Bull as a verb (finance, transitive):

    To endeavour to raise prices in.

    Examples:

    "to bull the market"

  1. Bull as a noun:

    A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.

  2. Bull as a noun:

    A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

  1. Bull as a verb (dated, 17th century):

    to publish in a Papal bull

  1. Bull as a noun:

    A lie.

  2. Bull as a noun (euphemistic, informal):

    Nonsense.

  1. Bull as a verb:

    to mock, cheat

  1. Bull as a noun (16th century, obsolete):

    a bubble

  1. Cat as a noun:

    An animal of the family Felidae: A domesticated subspecies (Felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, etc.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: felid"

    "synonyms: puss pussy malkin kitty pussy-cat grimalkin Thesaurus:cat"

  2. Cat as a noun (offensive):

    A person: A spiteful or angry woman. An enthusiast or player of jazz. A person (usually male). A prostitute.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bitch"

    "synonyms: bloke chap cove dude fellow fella guy"

  3. Cat as a noun (nautical):

    A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.

  4. Cat as a noun (chiefly, nautical):

    cat-o'-nine-tails.

  5. Cat as a noun (archaic):

    A sturdy merchant sailing vessel .

  6. Cat as a noun (archaic, uncountable):

    The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog"). The trap of the game of "trap and ball".

  7. Cat as a noun (archaic):

    The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

  8. Cat as a noun (slang, vulgar, African American Vernacular English):

    A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.

  9. Cat as a noun:

    A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

  10. Cat as a noun (historical):

    A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: tortoise Welsh cat"

  1. Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):

    To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

  2. Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):

    To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

  3. Cat as a verb (slang):

    To vomit something.

  1. Cat as a noun:

    A catamaran.

  1. Cat as a noun (computing):

    A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.

  1. Cat as a verb (computing, transitive):

    To apply the cat command to (one or more files).

  2. Cat as a verb (computing, slang):

    To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.

  1. Cat as an adjective (Ireland, informal):

    Terrible, disastrous.

    Examples:

    "The weather was cat, so they returned home early."

  1. Cat as a noun (slang):

  1. Cat as a noun (military, naval):

    A catapult.

    Examples:

    "a carrier's bow cats'"

  1. Cat as a noun:

  1. Cat as a noun:

  1. Cat as a noun (slang):

    Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer )

  2. Cat as a noun:

    A caterpillar drive vehicle (a ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks), especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.