bulldog.
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.
Meaning & usage
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 English bulldog.
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
From bull + dog, in reference to bullbaiting.
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).
Where this word comes from
From bull + dog, in reference to bullbaiting.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.