A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.

A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.

(intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction).

(rail transport) A high-speed passenger train in Japan which runs at speeds from 200-300 kilometers per hour on the shinkansen network. / (rail transport) A high-speed train which resembles such a train.

(Britain) Pickled or canned beef.

(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun. / (idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.

To make proof against bullets. / (slang) to make resistant to failure.

(idiomatic) To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed. / (philosophy) To accept a counterintuitive implication of an argument or view.

(US, chiefly politics) An advantageous position from which to express one's views.

(of a hit record) That has entered the charts in a high position, or has climbed rapidly in the charts, or is thought to have the potential for further rapid advancement.