to bull
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8.1
- verb
- /bʊl/
- Informal
- When the road ahead was blocked, he decided to bull his way through the crowd, determined to reach the stage.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd they knew that hey, if we really bull rush right here, we're going to be able to breakthrough.
- And they knew that hey, if we really bull rush right here, we're going to be able to breakthrough.
Examples
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His jaw set, and he bulled his way against the rush, but he lost.
Fiction book (2002) -
In too much distress to feel regret, he bulled ahead on instinct alone.
Fiction book (1996) -
And they knew that hey, if we really bull rush right here, we're going to be able to breakthrough.
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Amsterdam bulls his way through the people to the street.
Fiction book (2002) -
But sometimes I guess you just have to bull on ahead or you'll never get through.
Fiction book (1994) -
Remember those hippies you brought out to the farm... ...and they got stuck in their van trying to turn around and they had to just bull their way out of it.
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When I had the ball, I outmuscled him, backing him down to the basket and bulling past him for a layup.
Fiction book (2002) -
Before yet another raucous sell-out crowd here in Charlestown, the mighty Chiefs battered, bruised, and bullied their way to a 4-2 win.
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She had to bull her way through the dense brush in order to find a path to the campsite.
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During the final quarter, the player managed to bull ahead and score the winning touchdown despite the strong defense.
Synonyms
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6.6
To push into a place using physical strength or influence
1
8.1
To push something through when others strongly oppose it
Move quickly through a crowd while pushing people aside
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
3
7.2
A clumsy or careless person who causes damage in delicate situations
Doing something suddenly and forcefully without thinking because you are very eager
- Informal
Talk in a relaxed, joking way and make stories bigger to be funny
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
19
4.5
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- Specialized
8
6.7
A large aggressive shark that lives in warm shallow water near coasts and in rivers
2
8.8
An early Civil War battle in Virginia where Confederate forces defeat Union troops
1
7.9
A major early Civil War battle fought in July 1861 near Manassas, Virginia that the Confederate army won
1
8.9
A former US political party started by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 that supported progressive reforms
A strong, muscular dog breed from the United States with a short coat and high energy
A strong, medium-sized English dog with a stocky body, smooth coat, and friendly nature
- US
1
6.9
A large North American snake that eats rodents, lives in burrows, and is not venomous
1
8.1
A small American dog with a short smooth dark coat, white patches, and a flat face
- Indian
1
9.1
A large deer-like animal from India whose male has a blue-grey coat and whose female is brown and hornless
- US
1
9.9
A rough prickly plant from North America with pale yellow flowers and small berries
- US
1
8.1
A tall pine tree with dark green needles in groups of two to five and thick dark bark when mature
- US
A tree that keeps its leaves all year with large shiny leaves and big white fragrant flowers
- Slur
A lesbian woman who is openly confident, shows a masculine style, and takes back an offensive name
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb bull meaning to force or push through comes from the idea of a bull using its power to push, so to bull your way through is to force your way forward.