bulldog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʊl.dɒɡ/
ipa: /ˈbʊl.dɔɡ/
ipa: /ˈbʊl.dɑɡ/
Forms: form: bulldogs
Etymology: From bull + dog, in reference to bullbaiting.
Senses: glosses: 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.
glosses: 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.
examples: text: We need a lawyer who will fight for our case, a real bulldog.
text: His bulldog determination was destined to bring him the opportunity he was seeking.
glosses: A stubborn or determined person.
glosses: A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
examples: text: […] and was confronted by a “bulldog,” a proctor's assistant in charge of discipline, who asked if he was a member of the university since he wasn't wearing a gown, and he was able to say that he wasn't, […]
ref: 2019, Thomas Merton, Patrick F. O'Connell, Medieval Cistercian History (page lxxiii)
qualifier: Oxford University slang
glosses: One of the proctors' officers.
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wrestling
glosses: 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.
examples: text: The bulldog's just gone to press.
ref: 1940, Citizen Kane (film)
topics: media
publishing
glosses: A bulldog edition.
glosses: Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.
examples: text: "... playing bulldog in the yard so I know you're fit enough to fight. Have you decided when you're coming back?”
ref: 2008 08, Christ Kennedy, Two Sons Nelson, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 304:
text: […] playing bulldog on the plaza in front of the meeting hall.
ref: 2010 April 29, Bill Svelmoe, Spirits Eat Ripe Papaya, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 138:
text: […] playing bulldog, that game where you have two teams, one team runs and the other one catches. You have to run from […]
ref: 2018, Avril Brock, Pam Jarvis, Yinka Olusoga, Perspectives on Play: Learning for Life:
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.
ref: 2018 June 14, Irvine Welsh, A.L. Kennedy, Meera Syal, John Niven, Pauline Melville, Daisy Buchanan, Christopher Brookmyre, Zoe Venditozzi, Nina Stibbe, Mike Gayle, Murray Lachlan Young, Barney Farmer, 24 Stories: of Hope for Survivors of the Grenfell Tower Fire, Random House, →ISBN:
glosses: The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover.
Synonyms: sense: breed of dog
word: English bulldog
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: British bulldog
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
english: Noctilio
translation: Noctilio
word: bulldog bat
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: bulldog clip
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: bulldog edition
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: bulldogger
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: bulldoggish
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: bulldog gravy
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: bulldoggy
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: bulldog rat
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: bulldog scalp
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: Darwin's bulldog
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: Dutch bulldog
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: like a bulldog with a bone
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: make a rabbit bite a bulldog
sense: Terms derived from bulldog (noun)
word: white English bulldog
Related terms: bull-bitch
bull-pup