bulldog

/ˈbʊl.dɒɡ/noun
Elementary
1

A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.

2

The original form of this breed, the British bulldog.

3

A stubborn or determined person.

4

A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.

5

One of the proctors' officers.

6

Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.

7

A bulldog edition.

8

Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.

9

The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover.

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