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.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bull and Cat
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Bull as a noun:
An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
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Bull as a noun:
A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
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Bull as a noun:
An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.
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Bull as a noun:
A large, strong man.
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Bull as a noun (finance):
An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
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Bull as a noun (slang):
A policeman. Specifically, a policeman employed in a railroad yard.
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Bull as a noun (UK, historical, obsolete, _, slang):
A crown coin; its value,
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Bull as a noun (UK):
The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
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Bull as a noun (Philadelphia, slang):
A man.
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Bull as a noun (uncountable, vulgar, slang):
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Bull as a noun:
A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.
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Bull as a noun (obsolete):
A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.
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Bull as an adjective:
Large and strong, like a bull.
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Bull as an adjective (of large mammals):
adult male
Examples:
"a bull elephant"
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Bull as an adjective (finance):
Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)
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Bull as an adjective:
stupid
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Bull as a verb (intransitive):
To force oneself (in a particular direction).
Examples:
"He bulled his way in''."
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Bull as a verb (intransitive):
To lie, to tell untruths.
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Bull as a verb (intransitive):
To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.
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Bull as a verb (UK, military):
To polish boots to a high shine.
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Bull as a verb (finance, transitive):
To endeavour to raise the market price of.
Examples:
"to bull railroad bonds"
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Bull as a verb (finance, transitive):
To endeavour to raise prices in.
Examples:
"to bull the market"
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Bull as a noun:
A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
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Bull as a noun:
A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
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Bull as a verb (dated, 17th century):
to publish in a Papal bull
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Bull as a noun:
A lie.
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Bull as a noun (euphemistic, informal):
Nonsense.
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Bull as a verb:
to mock, cheat
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Bull as a noun (16th century, obsolete):
a bubble
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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"
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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"
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Cat as a noun (nautical):
A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
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Cat as a noun (chiefly, nautical):
cat-o'-nine-tails.
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Cat as a noun (archaic):
A sturdy merchant sailing vessel .
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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".
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Cat as a noun (archaic):
The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
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Cat as a noun (slang, vulgar, African American Vernacular English):
A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.
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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.
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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"
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Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):
To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
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Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):
To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
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Cat as a verb (slang):
To vomit something.
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Cat as a noun:
A catamaran.
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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.
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Cat as a verb (computing, transitive):
To apply the cat command to (one or more files).
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Cat as a verb (computing, slang):
To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
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Cat as an adjective (Ireland, informal):
Terrible, disastrous.
Examples:
"The weather was cat, so they returned home early."
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Cat as a noun (slang):
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Cat as a noun (military, naval):
A catapult.
Examples:
"a carrier's bow cats'"
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Cat as a noun:
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Cat as a noun:
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Cat as a noun (slang):
Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer )
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Cat as a noun:
A caterpillar drive vehicle (a ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks), especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.
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