Cat vs. Bull — What's the Difference?

The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family.

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 small domesticated carnivorous mammal (Felis catus), kept as a pet and as catcher of vermin, and existing in a variety of breeds.

An uncastrated male bovine animal

Any of various other carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, including the lion, tiger, leopard, and lynx.

A bullseye

(Informal) A woman who is regarded as spiteful.

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

A person, especially a man.

A papal edict

A player or devotee of jazz music.

Stupid or untrue talk or writing; nonsense

A cat-o'-nine-tails.

Push or move powerfully or violently

A catfish.

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

A cathead.

An adult male bovine mammal.

A device for raising an anchor to the cathead.

The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle.

A catboat.

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

A catamaran.

An exceptionally large, strong, and aggressive person.

To hoist an anchor to (the cathead).

An optimist, especially regarding business conditions.

To look for sexual partners; have an affair or affairs

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.

An animal of the family Felidae:

(Slang) A police officer or detective.

A domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.

Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.

Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, caracals, lynxes, and other such non-domesticated species.

Insolent talk or behavior.

A person:

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

(offensive) A spiteful or angry woman.

The bulla used to seal such a document.

An enthusiast or player of jazz.

A gross blunder in logical speech or expression.

(slang) A person (usually male).

See Taurus.

(slang) A prostitute.

To push; force.

(nautical) A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.

To push ahead or through forcefully

Short form of cat-o'-nine-tails.

Male.

(archaic) A sturdy merchant sailing vessel now only in "catboat".

Large and strong like a bull.

The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").

Characterized by rising prices

The trap of the game of "trap and ball".

An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.

(archaic) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

Specifically, one that is uncastrated.

A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.

A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.

A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

Any adult male bovine.

(historical) A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.

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

(computing) A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.

A large, strong man.

(slang) A street name of the drug methcathinone.

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

Abbreviation of catapult

(slang) A policeman.

Abbreviation of catalytic converter

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

Abbreviation of catamaran

An elderly lesbian.

Abbreviation of category

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

Abbreviation of catfish

(UK) bullseye

Abbreviation of caterpillar

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

(slang) Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)

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

A ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks, especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.

Clipping of bullshit

Abbreviation of computed axial tomographyOften used attributively, as in “CAT scan” or “CT scan”.

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

To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

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

To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

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

(slang) To vomit.

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

To go wandering at night.

A lie.

To gossip in a catty manner.

Nonsense.

To apply the cat command to (one or more files).

(obsolete) A bubble.

To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target), usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.

Large and strong, like a bull.

Catastrophic; terrible, disastrous.

(of large mammals) Adult male.

Any animal belonging to the natural family Felidae, and in particular to the various species of the genera Felis, Panthera, and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus). The larger felines, such as the lion, tiger, leopard, and cougar, are often referred to as cats, and sometimes as big cats. See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.

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

A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade.

Stupid.

A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

To force oneself (in a particular direction).

An old game;

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

Same as cat o' nine tails; as, British sailors feared the cat.

To mate with a cow or heifer.

A catamaran.

To endeavour to raise the market price of.

To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor.

To endeavour to raise prices in.

Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats

To publish in a Papal bull

An informal term for a youth or man;

To mock; to cheat.

A spiteful woman gossip;

(intransitive) To lie, to tell untruths.

The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant;

To polish boots to a high shine.

A whip with nine knotted cords;

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

A large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

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

Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

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

A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis

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

Beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

A seal. See Bulla.

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;

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;