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/ˈbo͝olˌfīt/,
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bullfights, plural;
  1. A public spectacle, particularly in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, at which a bull is baited in a highly stylized manner and then usually killed


  1. a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
  2. (bullfighting) the activity at a bullfight
  3. Bullfighting (also known as tauromachy, from ταυρομάχη – tavromache, "bull-fight"; or as corrida de toros in Spanish) is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and several Latin American countries, in which one or more bulls are ritually killed in a bullring as a public ...
  4. (Bullfighter (rodeo)) A bullfighter is a rodeo performer whose job is to protect a bull rider after the rider has been thrown to the ground. The bullfighter is one of three types of rodeo clown, along with barrelman and comic (the traditional clown). ...
  5. (Bullfighters) A matador is a torero and the main performer in bullfighting, practiced in Spain, Mexico, France and various other countries influenced by Spanish culture . He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull. ...
  6. (The Bullfighters) The Bullfighters (1945) is a late Laurel and Hardy feature film. The plot involves the team working as private detectives in Mexico City. When Laurel is found to resemble a famous matador, he is forced to take his place in the bullring. ...
  7. (bullfighting) A sport popular in Spain and Mexico in which a matador taunts and ultimately kills a bull at close range
  8. (Bullfighting) or tauromachy (Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers (matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, ...