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bulldog

/ bulldog /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
Type of:
working dog
Kinds of:
French bulldog
verb Sense 2
throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
Type of:
overcome get over subdue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
attack viciously and ferociously
Type of:
assail assault set on
Derived:
English bulldog
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 4
stubbornly unyielding
"dogged persistence"
"dour determination"
"the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"
"a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot"
"men tenacious of opinion"
Similar:
stubborn
Semantic Complexity
88%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

working dog French bulldog overcome get over subdue assail assault set on stubborn