pretend vs bull

bull vs pretend

pretend and bull both are nouns.

pretend is an adjective but bull is not an adjective.

pretend and bull both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bull is a hyponym of pretend; that is, bull is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pretend:

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

Other hyponyms of pretend include play possum, take a dive, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat, mouth.

pretend (noun)	bull (noun)
the enactment of a pretense	a serious and ludicrous blunder
	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

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

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

Difference between pretend and bull

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