bulldog

A strong dog with short hair, a broad head, and a flat face.

• Their bulldog sleeps by the door.
• She adopted a bulldog puppy.
• Bulldogs often have folds of skin around their faces.

Common phrases: pet bulldog, bulldog puppy, French bulldog

An English dog breed with a heavy body, short legs, and a broad, flat face.

• An English bulldog won the prize.
• Their bulldog has short legs and a heavy chest.
• The breeder specializes in English bulldogs.

Similar words: English bulldog

Common phrases: English bulldog, pedigree bulldog

Someone who keeps trying firmly and refuses to give up or change their mind.

• Our lawyer is a real bulldog.
• She was a bulldog when defending her team.
• We need a bulldog who will keep demanding answers.

Similar words: fighter

Common phrases: a real bulldog, bulldog lawyer

A material made by strongly heating metal waste, used to line the inside of a furnace.

• The furnace was lined with bulldog.
• Workers made bulldog by heating waste from the mill.
• This old manual describes the use of bulldog in furnace linings.

Common phrases: bulldog lining, prepare bulldog

To push your way forward with great force or determination.

• He bulldogged his way through the crowd.
• She bulldogged through every obstacle in her path.
• They bulldogged their way into the packed room.

How to use it: bulldog your way through something (We bulldogged our way through the waiting crowd.)

Similar words: push, force

Common phrases: bulldog through something, bulldog your way

To chase a young bull on horseback and pull it down by turning its horns.

• The cowboy tried to bulldog a steer.
• She bulldogged the animal in seconds.
• Riders must learn how to bulldog safely.

Similar words: steer-wrestle

Common phrases: bulldog a steer, bulldog the animal