Phrase guide

bull run

name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

A river in Oregon, United States, a tributary of the Sandy.

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Meaning 2

A creek in South Dakota, United States.

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Meaning 3

A stream in Virginia, United States, a tributary of the Occoquan.

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Meaning 4

A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

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Meaning 5

A census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States.

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Meaning 6

Two battles of the American Civil War, occurring in 1861 and 1862 on the Virginia stream near Manassas, also known as the 1st and 2nd Battles of Manassas.

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noun

Meaning 7

An event in which people run with bulls in the streets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle

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Synonyms: encierro, running of the bulls

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Broader terms: bull race

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Meaning 8

A contiguous period during which a stock market is a bull market.

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Topics: business, finance

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Meaning 9

either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Battle of Bull Run

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Broader terms: pitched battle

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Meaning 10

a creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War

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Broader terms: brook, creek

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: entzierro — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Catalan: correbou — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奔牛節 /奔牛节 (bēnniújié) — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Dutch: stierenrennen — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Esperanto: taŭrokuro — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Esperanto: taŭrokurigo — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Finnish: härkäjuoksu — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • French: encierro — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Galician: encerro — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • German: Stierlauf — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • German: Stierzwingen — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • German: Stiertreiben — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • German: Stierhatz — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • German: Stierrennen — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Greek: ταυροδρομία (tavrodromía) — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Hungarian: bikafuttatás — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Italian: encierro — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Italian: corsa dei tori — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Japanese: 牛追い (ushioi) — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Japanese: エンシエロ (enshiero) — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Korean: 엔시에로 (ensiero) — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Polish: encierro — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Russian: энсье́рро (ensʹjérro) — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Serbo-Croatian: у̏трка с биковима — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Serbo-Croatian: енсијеро — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȕtrka s bikovima — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Serbo-Croatian: ensijero — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Spanish: encierro — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Swedish: tjurrusning — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Ukrainian: енсьє́ро (ensʹjéro) — event in which people run with bulls in the streets
  • Ukrainian: енсьє́рро (ensʹjérro) — event in which people run with bulls in the streets