"bulldog" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʊl.dɒɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbʊl.dɔɡ/ [General-American], /ˈbʊl.dɑɡ/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bulldog.wav Forms: bulldogs [plural]
Etymology: From bull + dog, in reference to bullbaiting. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bull|dog}} bull + dog Head templates: {{en-noun}} bulldog (plural bulldogs)
  1. A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs. Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-noun-hXPN2R8x Disambiguation of Dogs: 14 14 2 4 7 7 20 5 22 2 3
  2. A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
    The original form of this breed, the British bulldog.
    Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-noun-0r1s516h Disambiguation of Dogs: 14 14 2 4 7 7 20 5 22 2 3 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 6 10 4 8 11 10 18 7 15 6 6
  3. A stubborn or determined person.
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-noun-MaArgX4B
  4. A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-noun-x7AcFDsK
  5. (UK, Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Universities
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-noun-brXCW~0m Categories (other): British English, English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 6 10 4 8 11 10 18 7 15 6 6
  6. (professional wrestling) Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat. Categories (topical): Professional wrestling
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-noun-pDx1FvEi Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 9 2 6 8 10 22 5 22 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 9 2 5 7 11 22 6 22 3 4 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling
  7. (US, publishing) A bulldog edition. Tags: US Categories (topical): Publishing Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-noun-OQziPHl2 Disambiguation of Dogs: 14 14 2 4 7 7 20 5 22 2 3 Categories (other): American English, English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 6 10 4 8 11 10 18 7 15 6 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 1 5 8 6 25 6 29 1 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 2 5 8 7 24 5 25 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 9 9 1 4 7 6 25 6 29 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 1 4 7 5 26 7 29 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 9 2 6 8 10 22 5 22 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 9 2 5 7 11 22 6 22 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 9 2 5 8 8 23 6 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 10 2 7 7 9 20 8 20 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 9 9 3 5 10 9 20 5 24 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 9 9 1 5 8 9 22 9 23 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 10 2 5 8 8 24 6 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 10 2 5 8 8 24 6 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 10 2 5 8 8 24 6 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 10 2 5 8 8 24 6 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 9 1 5 7 7 26 5 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 10 10 2 5 7 9 23 6 24 2 3 Topics: media, publishing
  8. Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-noun-0kxCmf1o
  9. (chiefly UK, sometimes capitalized) The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover. Tags: UK, capitalized, sometimes Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-noun-wB681NDD Disambiguation of Dogs: 14 14 2 4 7 7 20 5 22 2 3 Categories (other): British English, English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 6 10 4 8 11 10 18 7 15 6 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 1 5 8 6 25 6 29 1 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 2 5 8 7 24 5 25 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 9 9 1 4 7 6 25 6 29 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 1 4 7 5 26 7 29 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 9 2 5 9 8 21 7 27 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 12 2 4 8 9 19 5 29 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 12 7 4 9 7 15 7 29 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 9 2 6 8 10 22 5 22 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 8 1 4 9 7 23 6 30 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 11 2 5 9 8 19 5 28 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 9 2 5 7 11 22 6 22 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 9 2 5 8 8 23 6 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 10 2 7 7 9 20 8 20 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 9 9 3 5 10 9 20 5 24 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 12 8 5 9 7 15 6 25 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 9 9 1 5 8 9 22 9 23 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 10 2 5 8 8 24 6 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 10 2 5 8 8 24 6 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 7 12 2 4 9 7 19 5 31 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 10 2 5 8 8 24 6 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 7 12 9 4 9 7 17 4 27 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 7 11 9 4 10 7 17 4 25 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 7 12 8 4 9 7 17 5 28 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Maltese translations: 7 12 2 5 8 8 18 6 31 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 9 2 6 11 6 19 7 28 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 11 3 5 9 8 18 6 27 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 13 8 4 8 6 16 5 28 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 10 2 5 8 8 24 6 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 11 9 4 9 7 17 5 27 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 7 12 8 4 9 7 17 5 28 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 9 1 5 7 7 26 5 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 12 2 4 9 7 19 5 30 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 7 10 2 4 9 7 20 6 29 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 10 10 2 5 7 9 23 6 24 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 7 8 2 4 10 7 22 6 29 2 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (breed of dog): English bulldog Related terms: bull-bitch, bull-pup Translations (breed of dog): بلدغ (Arabic), булдо́г (buldóg) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 牛頭犬 (Chinese Mandarin), 牛头犬 (niútóuquǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 鬥牛犬 (Chinese Mandarin), 斗牛犬 (dòuniúquǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), buldok [masculine] (Czech), buldog [masculine] (Dutch), buldogo (Esperanto), bulldoggi (Finnish), bouledogue [masculine] (French), Bulldogge [feminine] (German), μπουλντόγκ (boulntógk) [neuter] (Greek), בולדוג (buldog) [masculine] (Hebrew), buldog (Hungarian), buldogo (Ido), bulldog [masculine] (Italian), ブルドッグ (burudoggu) (Japanese), 불독 (buldok) (Korean), molossus [masculine] (Latin), buldogas [masculine] (Lithuanian), булдог (buldog) [masculine] (Macedonian), anjing bulldog (Malay), buldog (Maltese), buldog [masculine] (Polish), bulldog [masculine] (Portuguese), buldogue [masculine] (Portuguese), бульдо́г (bulʹdóg) [masculine] (Russian), булдог [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), самсов [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), buldog [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), samsov [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), buldog [masculine] (Slovene), bulldog [masculine] (Spanish), buldog [masculine] (Spanish), dogo [masculine] (Spanish), bulldogg [common-gender] (Swedish), buldog (Tagalog), toradoeg (Volapük), בולדאָג (buldog) [masculine] (Yiddish)
Disambiguation of 'breed of dog': 42 42 1 2 2 3 4 2 3 Derived forms: British bulldog, bulldog bat (english: Noctilio), bulldog clip, bulldog edition, bulldogger, bulldoggish, bulldog gravy, bulldoggy, bulldog rat, bulldog scalp, Dutch bulldog, like a bulldog with a bone, make a rabbit bite a bulldog, white English bulldog Disambiguation of 'breed of dog': 42 42 1 2 2 3 4 2 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʊl.dɒɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbʊl.dɔɡ/ [General-American], /ˈbʊl.dɑɡ/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bulldog.wav Forms: bulldogs [present, singular, third-person], bulldogging [participle, present], bulldogged [participle, past], bulldogged [past]
Etymology: From bull + dog, in reference to bullbaiting. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bull|dog}} bull + dog Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} bulldog (third-person singular simple present bulldogs, present participle bulldogging, simple past and past participle bulldogged)
  1. (intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction). Tags: intransitive, often Synonyms: bull
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-verb-kwqGv95G
  2. (transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bulldog-en-verb-T77ohDLj

Inflected forms

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      "english": "Noctilio",
      "word": "bulldog bat"
    },
    {
      "word": "bulldog clip"
    },
    {
      "word": "bulldog edition"
    },
    {
      "word": "bulldogger"
    },
    {
      "word": "bulldoggish"
    },
    {
      "word": "bulldog gravy"
    },
    {
      "word": "bulldoggy"
    },
    {
      "word": "bulldog rat"
    },
    {
      "word": "bulldog scalp"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dutch bulldog"
    },
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      "word": "like a bulldog with a bone"
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      "word": "make a rabbit bite a bulldog"
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      "word": "white English bulldog"
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          "text": "Once Tyson skidded on some wet leaves when he and his friends were playing Bulldog in the park. As he lay on the ground they all laughed at him, even Ajay, and although he'd twisted his ankle, what hurt most was his pride.",
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      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "word": "牛頭犬"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "buldog"
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      "word": "buldogo"
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "bulldog"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "word": "ブルドッグ"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "buldok",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "word": "불독"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "molossus"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buldog"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bulldog"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
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      "word": "булдог"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "breed of dog",
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "breed of dog",
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      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "word": "buldog"
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      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "word": "toradoeg"
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "buldog",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "בולדאָג"
    }
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  "word": "bulldog"
}

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          "text": "So to give you some idea, we had scenarios where Yamato came steaming over the horizon and just bulldogged its way straight through the American battleline, and the whole thing was done and dusted inside of an hour, with 18-inch shells just blowing apart anything in sight.",
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        "(intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction)."
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        "To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance)."
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        "(transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance)."
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      "ipa": "/ˈbʊl.dɒɡ/",
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        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbʊl.dɑɡ/",
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