bulldog

Plural: bulldogs

Noun

• a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
• 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.
• 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.
• A stubborn or determined person.
• A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
• One of the proctors' officers.
• 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.
• A bulldog edition.
• Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.
• The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover.

Verb

Verb Forms: bulldogged, bulldogging, bulldogs

• To seize and throw down (a steer) by the horns and then twist its head.
• attack viciously and ferociously
• throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
• To force oneself (in a particular direction).
• To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).

Examples

• He decided to bulldog the game, relentlessly pursuing a high score.
• His bulldog determination was destined to bring him the opportunity he was seeking.
• We need a lawyer who will fight for our case, a real bulldog.

Synonyms

English bulldog, bull

Related Words

bull-bitch, bull-pup

Anagrams of bulldog