Bullfight — Bull fight , Bullfighting Bull fight ing, n. a sport of great antiquity, in which men torment, and fight with, a bull or bulls in an arena, for public amusement, still popular in Spain, Portugal and Latin American. In the Spanish version a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bullfight — [bool′fīt΄] n. a spectacle in which a bull is first provoked in various ways and then maneuvered into position by a matador, whose task is to kill it with the thrust of a sword: it is one of a series in a public program called a corrida, popular… … English World dictionary
bullfight — n. to hold, stage a bullfight * * * stage a bullfight to hold … Combinatory dictionary
bullfight — UK [ˈbʊlˌfaɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms bullfight : singular bullfight plural bullfights a traditional entertainment in which a person called a matador fights a bull and tries to kill it. Bullfights are popular especially in Spain and… … English dictionary
bullfight — [[t]b ʊlfaɪt[/t]] bullfights N COUNT A bullfight is a public entertainment in which people fight and kill bulls. Bullfights take place in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America … English dictionary
bullfight — bullfighting ► NOUN ▪ the sport of baiting and killing a bull as a public spectacle. DERIVATIVES bullfight noun bullfighter noun … English terms dictionary
bullfight — noun Date: 1788 a spectacle in which men ceremonially fight with and in Hispanic tradition kill bulls in an arena for public entertainment • bullfighter noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
bullfight — bullfighting, n. /bool fuyt /, n. a traditional Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American spectacle in which a bull is fought by a matador, assisted by banderilleros and picadors, in a prescribed way in an arena and is usually killed. [1745 55;… … Universalium
bullfight — noun same as bullfighting … Wiktionary
bullfight — Synonyms and related words: action, aerial combat, affray, armored combat, battle, battle royal, brush, clash, clash of arms, cockfight, combat, conflict, dogfight, embroilment, exchange of blows, fight, fire fight, fray, ground combat, hand to… … Moby Thesaurus
