bulldog

Speech parts

1. bulldog - Noun

2. bulldog - Adjective

3. bulldog - Verb

Meaning

A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity, courage, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls.

A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.

Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; as, bulldog courage; bulldog tenacity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

English bulldog mastiff stubborn dogged tenacious journal savoy greyhound gazette afghan tiger dalmatian briar bramble barnacle
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Antonyms

confused irregular casual indifferent discontinuous derelict
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Hypernyms

attack master assault overcome subdue assail

Hyponyms

French Bulldog

Phrases with the word

make a rabbit bite a bulldog hold on like bulldog bulldog nose half-pint bulldog bulldog clips cobra clutch bulldog

Derivatives

bulldogging

Examples

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible. Abraham Lincoln

He is not a bad fellow, though an absolute imbecile in his profession. He has one positive virtue. He is as brave as a bulldog and as tenacious as a lobster if he gets his claws upon anyone. Arthur Conan Doyle

I saved her {pet bulldog Noelle's) life -- and she changed mine. [Noelle is the title character of The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog -- Estefan's first children's book. ]. Gloria Estefan

There's probably no subject with quite so many conflictin' opinions about it as there are about food, and 'tis better to swap bubble gum with a rabid bulldog than challenge a single one o' the varyin' beliefs your average human holds about nutrition. Tom Robbins

I have both English bulldog determination and Bengal tiger strength. Bikram Choudhury

Fowl cock en got nuh right in bulldog fight. Bajan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

bulldagger bulldike bulldiker bulldog ant bulldog bat bulldog clip