bull vs pretend

pretend vs bull

bull and pretend both are nouns.

bull is not an adjective while pretend is an adjective.

bull and pretend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bull	Yes	No	Yes	No
pretend	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, pretend is a hypernym of bull; that is, pretend is a word with a broader meaning than bull:

bull: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
pretend: make believe with the intent to deceive

Other hypernyms of bull include affect, dissemble, feign, sham.

bull (noun)	pretend (noun)
a serious and ludicrous blunder	the enactment of a pretense
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
the center of a target
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
a large and strong and heavyset man

bull (adjective)	pretend (adjective)
	imagined as in a play

bull (verb)	pretend (verb)
advance in price	make believe with the intent to deceive
speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths	represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
push or force	state insincerely
	behave unnaturally or affectedly
	put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

Difference between bull and pretend

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