The difference between Bull and Cop
When used as nouns, bull means an adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. specifically, one that is uncastrated, whereas cop means a spider.
When used as verbs, bull means to force oneself (in a particular direction), whereas cop means to obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take.
Bull is also adjective with the meaning: large and strong, like a bull.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bull and Cop
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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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Cop as a noun (obsolete):
A spider.
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Cop as a verb (transitive, formerly, _, dialect, now, _, informal):
To obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take.
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Cop as a verb (transitive):
To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
Examples:
"When caught, he would often cop a vicious blow from his father"
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Cop as a verb (transitive, trainspotting, slang):
To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time.
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Cop as a verb (transitive):
To steal.
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Cop as a verb (transitive):
To adopt.
Examples:
"No need to cop an attitude with me, junior."
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Cop as a verb (transitive):
To earn by bad behavior.
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Cop as a verb (intransitive, usually with “to”, slang):
to admit, especially to a crime.
Examples:
"I already copped to the murder. What else do you want from me?"
"Harold copped to being known as "Dirty Harry"."
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Cop as a noun (slang, law enforcement):
A police officer or prison guard.
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Cop as a noun (crafts):
The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.
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Cop as a noun (obsolete):
The top, summit, especially of a hill.
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Cop as a noun (obsolete):
The crown (of the head); also the head itself.
Examples:
"The stature is bowed down in age, the cop is depressed."
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Cop as a noun:
A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
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Cop as a noun (architecture, military):
A merlon.