bulled
Forced one's way
Bulled is the past tense of bull, meaning to push forward aggressively or forcefully: He bulled his way through the crowd.
In finance, bulled describes a market or stock pushed upward by optimistic buying.
The word can also mean mated by a bull, in livestock contexts.
Expecting market gains
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- tradingExchanging for value
- rallyGathering for a cause
- surgeSudden powerful increase
gains · momentum · speculation · uptick · appreciation · investing · growth · profit
Urged with insistence
- coercedPressured into compliance
- harassedPersistently tormented
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
badgered · strong-armed · pushed around · picked on · browbeaten · tormented · victimized · persecuted
Hostile and confrontational
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- furyIntense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
attack · advance · provocation · hostility · stampede · horn · gore · rampage
Checking text for mistakes
- typoPrinting mistake
- erratumDocumented publishing mistake
- redlineEditorial revision marking
- revisionsAlterations to improve
manuscript · copyediting · markup · fact-checking · corrections · galleys · substantive · publication
bullish
Expecting market gains
surge · gains · momentum · speculation · uptick · appreciation · investing · growth · profit · upswing
pressured
Urged with insistence
- coercedPressured into compliance
- harassedPersistently tormented
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
dominated · badgered · strong-armed · pushed around · picked on · browbeaten · tormented · victimized · persecuted · oppressed
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- furyIntense violent anger
rage · attack · advance · provocation · hostility · stampede · horn · gore · rampage · snort
proofreading
Checking text for mistakes
revisions · manuscript · copyediting · markup · fact-checking · corrections · galleys · substantive · publication · error
bulledretreated
Moved backward from advance
withdrew · yielded · backed off · shrank back · gave way
- bulletin boardSurface for pinned messages
- cock-and-bull storyAbsurd, implausible fabrication
- bull's eyeTarget's central circle
- pit bullMuscular short-haired terrier type
- bulletproof glassImpact-resistant transparent barrier
- bull in a china shopClumsy person causing damage
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