bullet
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Definitions ofbullet
- A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
- An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
- Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
- A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (•), often used in lieu of numbers for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)
- A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
- A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
Example: "John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday."
- One year of prison time
- An ace (the playing card).
- Anything that is projected extremely fast.
- (in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).
Example: "bullet chess"
- A plumb or sinker.
- (particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
- A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
- A small ball.
- A cannonball.
- The fetlock of a horse.
- To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
- To speed, like a bullet.
Example: "Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week."
- To make a shot, especially with great speed.
Example: "He bulleted a header for his first score of the season."
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