(~s)
1.
A ~ is a male animal of the cow family.
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2.
Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called ~s.
...a massive ~ elephant with huge tusks.
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On the stock market, ~s are people who buy shares in expectation of a price rise, in order to make a profit by selling the shares again after a short time. Compare bear . (BUSINESS)
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If you say that something is ~ or a load of ~, you mean that it is complete nonsense or absolutely untrue. (INFORMAL)
I think it’s a load of ~...
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see also cock-and-~ story , pit ~ terrier
6.
If you take the ~ by the horns, you do something that you feel you ought to do even though it is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant.
Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the ~ by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.
PHRASE: V inflects
7.
like a red rag to a ~: see rag