bulldog
/ˈbʊl.dɔɡ/ noun B2- 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.
- 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.
Plural bulldogs
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He is as brave as a bulldog and as tenacious as a lobster if he gets his claws upon anyone.
The London express came roaring into the station, and a small, wiry bulldog of a man had sprung from a first-class carriage.
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