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# bulldog

«bulldog» in Mova's school dictionary: **a breed of strong dog with a short, flat face, a big…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a bulldog, bulldogs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A bulldog is a breed of strong dog with a short, flat face, a big head, short legs and loose wrinkly skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/#m1)

2) (figurative) A bulldog is a person who is very stubborn and brave and never lets go of a task. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/#m2)

3) A bulldog clip is a strong metal clip for holding papers together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life bulldogs are pets; in British history and cartoons the bulldog is a symbol of Britain's toughness ("the British bulldog"). Many sports teams are called "the Bulldogs". In PE, "British Bulldog" is a rough chasing game some schools no longer allow. Phrases: «British bulldog», «bulldog spirit», «bulldog clip», «French bulldog».

### examples

- Our neighbour's bulldog snores very loudly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/#x1)
- Bulldogs can find it hard to breathe in hot weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/#x2)
- Use a bulldog clip to keep your worksheets together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/#x3)
- The team mascot is a bulldog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/#x4)
- She tackled the problem like a bulldog and never gave up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/#x5)
- We played British Bulldog until someone fell over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/#x6)
- A French bulldog has big, bat-like ears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/#x7)

### note

Countable noun, one word. Myth: bulldogs are not usually fierce; most are gentle. The name came from long ago, when such dogs were used in a cruel sport with bulls, which is now banned.

### In the corpora

- [Sam tries the same patience with Tank the bulldog: sitting on the wall outside number 14 every day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bulldog» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulldog/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.