Bull vs. Pig — What's the Difference?

A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species Bos taurus. More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species, the cows, bulls have long been an important symbol in many cultures, and play a significant role in beef ranching, dairy farming, and a variety of other cultural activities, including bullfighting and bull riding.

A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae. Pigs include domestic pigs and their ancestor, the common Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa), along with other species.

An uncastrated male bovine animal

An omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat.

A bullseye

A greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person

A person who buys shares hoping to sell them at a higher price later.

A police officer

A papal edict

An oblong mass of iron or lead from a smelting furnace.

Stupid or untrue talk or writing; nonsense

A device which fits snugly inside an oil or gas pipeline and is sent through it to clean or test the inside, or to act as a barrier.

Push or move powerfully or violently

Gorge oneself with food

(of a cow) behave in a manner characteristic of being on heat.

Crowd together with other people in disorderly or dirty conditions

An adult male bovine mammal.

(of a sow) give birth to piglets; farrow.

The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle.

Operate a pig within an oil or gas pipeline

The adult male of certain other large animals, such as alligators, elephants, moose, or whales.

Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, hooves with two weight-bearing toes, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, including the domesticated hog (Sus scrofa subsp. domestica syn. S. domesticus) and wild species such as the bushpig.

An exceptionally large, strong, and aggressive person.

A domesticated hog, especially when weighing less than 54 kilograms (120 pounds).

An optimist, especially regarding business conditions.

The edible parts of one of these mammals.

A person who buys commodities or securities in anticipation of a rise in prices or who tries by speculative purchases to effect such a rise.

(Informal) A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or disgusting.

(Slang) A police officer or detective.

Derogatory Slang A police officer.

Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.

(Slang) A member of the social or political establishment, especially one holding sexist or racist views.

Insolent talk or behavior.

A crude block of metal, chiefly iron or lead, poured from a smelting furnace.

An official document issued by the pope and sealed with a bulla.

A mold in which such metal is cast.

The bulla used to seal such a document.

Pig iron.

A gross blunder in logical speech or expression.

To give birth to pigs; farrow.

See Taurus.

Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.

To push; force.

(specifically) A young swine, a piglet contrasted with a hog, an adult swine.

To push ahead or through forcefully

(uncountable) The edible meat of such an animal; pork.

Male.

(uncountable) A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).

Large and strong like a bull.

Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.

Characterized by rising prices

A lecherous or sexist man.

An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.

A dirty or slovenly person.

Specifically, one that is uncastrated.

(derogatory) A very obese person.

A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.

A police officer.

Any adult male bovine.

(informal) A difficult problem.

An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.

A block of cast metal.

A large, strong man.

The mold in which a block of metal is cast.

(finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.

A lead container used for radioactive waste.

(slang) A policeman.

(engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.

(US) Specifically, a policeman employed in a railroad yard.

The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.

An elderly lesbian.

(uncountable) A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.

A crown coin; its value, {{5 shillings.}}

A sixpence.

(UK) bullseye

(Scottish) earthenware, or an earthenware shard

The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie.

An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer

A man or boy (derived from the Philadelphia English pronunciation of “boy”, which is practically a homophone of “bull”)

(of swine) to give birth.

Clipping of bullshit

(intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food).

A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.

(intransitive) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.

(obsolete) A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.

(intransitive) To live together in a crowded filthy manner.

A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.

To clean (a pipeline) using a pig the device.

A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

A piggin.

A lie.

The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog.

Nonsense.

Any wild species of the genus Sus and related genera.

(obsolete) A bubble.

An oblong mass of cast iron, lead, or other metal. See Mine pig, under Mine.

Large and strong, like a bull.

One who is hoggish; a greedy person.

(of large mammals) Adult male.

To bring forth (pigs); to bring forth in the manner of pigs; to farrow.

(finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear).

To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.

Stupid.

Domestic swine

To force oneself (in a particular direction).

A coarse obnoxious person

To be in heat; to be ready for mating with a bull.

A person regarded as greedy and pig-like

To mate with a cow or heifer.

Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

To endeavour to raise the market price of.

Mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast

To endeavour to raise prices in.

A crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace

To publish in a Papal bull

Live like a pig, in squalor

To mock; to cheat.

Eat greedily;

(intransitive) To lie, to tell untruths.

Give birth;

To polish boots to a high shine.

The male of any species of cattle (Bovidæ); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.

One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or action.

Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac.

A ludicrously false statement; nonsense. Also used as an expletive.

A seal. See Bulla.

A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated "a die Incarnationis," i. e., "from the day of the Incarnation." See Apostolical brief, under Brief.

A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression; so called, perhaps, from the apparent incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the pope's bulls and his professions of humility.

Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce.

To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.

Uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

A large and strong and heavyset man;

Obscene words for unacceptable behavior;

A serious and ludicrous blunder;

Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

An investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

The second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

The center of a target

A formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

Mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

Push or force;

Try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

Talk through one's hat;

Advance in price;