Bulldog

English

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.
2. A shortened form of British bulldog.
3. A stubborn person.

Verb

Bulldog (third-person singular simple present Bulldogs, present participle bulldogging, simple past and past participle bulldogged)

1. (transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).

Adjectives for Bulldog

hideous; squirming; pedigreed; ferocious.

Synonyms

• (breed of dog) English bulldog

Related terms

bull-bitch; bull-pup

Thesaurus

a man, adherent, adhesive, barnacle, bramble, brave, brier, burr, cement, chutzpanik, decal, decalcomania, decorated hero, demigod, demigoddess, fighting cock, gallant, gamecock, glue, good soldier, gunk, hero, heroine, leech, limpet, lion, man of courage, molasses, mucilage, paladin, paste, plaster, prickle, remora, stalwart, sticker, syrup, the brave, thorn, tiger, valiant, valiant knight

Etymology

English, from bullbaiting, and dog.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bull‧dog