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bulldog
[ bool-dawg, -dog ]
noun
- one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
- Informal. a stubbornly persistent person.
- a short-barreled revolver of large caliber.
- Metallurgy. slag from a puddling furnace.
- an assistant to the proctor at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
adjective
- like or characteristic of a bulldog or of a bulldog's jaws:
bulldog obstinacy.
verb (used with object)
- to attack in the manner of a bulldog.
- Western U.S. to throw (a calf, steer, etc.) to the ground by seizing the horns and twisting the head.
bulldog
/ ˈbʊlˌdɒɡ /
noun
- a sturdy thickset breed of dog with an undershot jaw, short nose, broad head, and a muscular body
- (at Oxford University) an official who accompanies the proctors on ceremonial occasions
- commerce a fixed-interest bond issued in Britain by a foreign borrower
Other Words From
- bulldogged·ness noun
- bulldogger noun
Example Sentences
In Lisa's case, she had been on a walk with her terrier, Duke, in June when a French bulldog attacked him.
“Meanwhile, during tonight’s ceremony, the winds were over 40 miles an hour. Yeah. Biden’s skin looked like when a bulldog sticks his head out of the car window.”
Look for a cast iron medallion of a bulldog on the building’s exterior to indicate you’re in the right place.
A Southern California couple who lost their French bulldog have gone to great lengths over the last two months to find the pooch, resorting to bloodhounds, animal psychics, cash rewards and door-to-door canvasing.
Emergency services were called to Bells Lane in Cinderhill, Nottingham, on 1 October where a woman was found with serious injuries and a British bulldog, called Winnie, was later reported missing from a nearby property.
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