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Noun: bulldog  'bûl,dóg
  1. A sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
    "The English bulldog lounged on the front porch";
    - English bulldog
Verb: bulldog (bulldogged,bulldogging)  'bûl,dóg
  1. Attack viciously and ferociously
    "The guard dog bulldogged the intruder"
     
  2. Throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
    "The cowboy bulldogged the steer in record time"

Derived forms: bulldogged, bulldogging, bulldogs

Type of: assail, assault, attack, get over, master, overcome, set on, subdue, surmount, working dog

Encyclopedia: Bulldog