bulldog
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Danh từ
noun- 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.
- 2.
A stubborn or determined person.
We need a lawyer who will fight for our case, a real bulldog.
His bulldog determination was destined to bring him the opportunity he was seeking.
- 3.
A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
- 4.
(UK)(UK, Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers.
[…] 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, […]
- 5.
(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.
- 6.
(US)(US, publishing) A bulldog edition.
The bulldog's just gone to press.
- 7.
Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.
- 8.
(UK, capitalized, sometimes)(chiefly UK, sometimes capitalized) The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive, often)(intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction).
Đồng nghĩa: bull
- 2.
(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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From bull + dog, in reference to bullbaiting.