heaved her bulk out of the chair. MSPzjfe JgAWIKfd

mverb [V] fT»T71 bulk 'large (BrE, format) to be the most important part of sth H••• (ft IIScHIJilAM .bulk sth—'out/'up to make sth bigger, thicker or heavier

qA ( uSoM, M )

bulk-head /'bAlkhed/ noun (technical Ai«) a wall that divides a ship or an aircraft into separate parts (

ft) mm-, (~wm) mu

bulky /'bAlki/ adj. (bulkier, bulki-est) 1 (of a thing ^M) large and difficult to move or carry ifg A|$;

Bulky items will be collected separately. A#$5n ^H0 2 (of a person A) tall and heavy A*£A#J; iH A : The bulky figure of Inspector Jones appeared at the door.

bull /bul/ noun 1 [C] the male of any animal in the cow family AA:          a bull neck (= a short thick neck like a

bull’s) ( AAIS4J ) —compare bullock, cow

n.(l), ox, steer 2 [C] the male of the elephant, whale and some other large animals $£|$ (    ) AsjSj#/

—                 compare cow n.{2) 3 [C] (finance M) a person who

buys shares in a company, hoping to sell them soon afterwards at a higher price (       ) A

^ A — compare bear n.(2) 4 [C] an official order or statement from the Pope (= the head of the Roman Catholic Church) ffcHiSA; iSUfHJIlit: a papal bull Hilllilr 5 [U] (slang) = bullshit: That’s a load of bull!

! 6 [C] = bullseye — see also cock and bull story IRTCI a bull in a 'china shop a person who is careless, or who moves or acts in a rough or awkward way, in a place or situation where skill and care are needed (         # If A, f

take the bull by the 'horns to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage it ifc ffl ( iiStP&^t ) — more at red adj., shoot v.

'bull bars noun [pi.] (BrE) a set of strong metal bars fixed to the front of a large vehicle to protect it from damage (

bull-dog /'buldDg; NAmE -do:g/ noun a short strong dog with a large head, a short flat nose and a short thick

neck4m AAA(AAIMSA, M)

'Bulldog clip™ noun (BrE) a metal device for holding papers together     —picture o

STATIONERY

bull-doze /'buldauz; NAmE -douz/ verb 1 [VN] to destroy buildings, trees, etc. with a bulldozer ( ^ ± #1 ) #£

fjij,  :      The trees are being bulldozed to make way

for a new superstore.     [U A i

It §r @ TfJ „ 2 [+adv./prep.] to force your way some­where; to force sth somewhere ( f£ ) jJSff ilil: [V]

Andy Roland bulldozed through to score. ^AIM T&M6.K 0 [VN] He bulldozed his way to victory, fife—jfe 0 They bulldozed the tax

through Parliament, ftfed# $£    ^® fr it M <=

3 [VN] - sb (into doing sth) to force sb to do sth Hit (      ) : They bulldozed him into selling, fifed

flfrittegs’sbo

bull-dozer /’boldauzafr); NAmE -douz-/ noun a powerful vehicle with a broad steel blade in front, used for moving earth or knocking down buildings #£ A #1

—                 picture o construction

bull-dyke (also bull-dike) /'buldaik/ noun (offensive) a lesbian who is thought to look very male or to act in a typically male way £ A4 ( fa A A1^    4 % J§

m)

bill-let Onw /'built/ noun

a small metal object that is fired from a gun 4#; # fl:          bullet wounds f=fcf£j o There were bullet holes in the

door. |"J ± W # ?L o O He was killed by a bullet in the head, fife 4 1$ 4 # fr 0 — see also magic bullet,

PLASTIC BULLET, RUBBER BULLET IT»T71 See BITE V. bul letin /'bulatin/ noun 1 a short news report on the radio or television (    W ) if MM$ 2 an

official statement about sth important An-; 4:        a

bulletin on the President’s health      A

ix 3 a printed report that gives news about an organ­ization or a group ( #1      ) fSSJR