bulldogged
Threw steer groundward
Bulldogged is the past tense of bulldog, meaning to wrestle a steer to the ground by grabbing its horns and twisting its neck—a rodeo event also called steer wrestling.
Figuratively, to bulldog something is to tackle it with stubborn, forceful determination: He bulldogged the project until it was done.
Direct movement or castrated bull
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- grappleSeize and fight closely
- wranglingLengthy, contentious disputing
cowboy · arena · competition · grip · throw · horns · tackle · pin
Fixed in purpose
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
unrelenting · persevering · grit · indomitable · unflagging · relentless · staunch · stalwart
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
unbending · immovable · recalcitrant · defiant · contrary · obdurate · stiff-necked · intractable
steer
Direct movement or castrated bull
wrangling · cowboy · arena · competition · grip · throw · horns · tackle · pin · lasso
resolute
Fixed in purpose
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
persistent · unrelenting · persevering · grit · indomitable · unflagging · relentless · staunch · stalwart · untiring
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
pigheaded · unbending · immovable · recalcitrant · defiant · contrary · obdurate · stiff-necked · intractable · unyielding
bulldoggedreleased
Set free from confinement
let go · freed · liberated · loosened · unrestrained
bulldoggedyielded
Gave way or produced
surrendered · gave up · capitulated · relented · backed off