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bullet

/ˈbʊlɪt/

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What does bullet mean?

noun

  1. A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
  2. (informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
  3. Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
More meanings (23)

noun

  1. A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.
  2. A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
  3. A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
  4. (slang) One year of prison time.
  5. (slang) An ace (the playing card).
  6. (figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
  7. Very fast (speedy).
  8. Ellipsis of bullet chess.
  9. A plumb or sinker.
  10. The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
  11. A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
  12. The best workout time at a track on a given day at a specific distance, traditionally marked by a printer's bullet.
  13. A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.
  14. Ellipsis of bullet vibrator.
  15. (obsolete) A small ball.
  16. (obsolete) A cannonball.
  17. (obsolete) The fetlock of a horse.
  18. (rare) A young or little bull; a male calf.

verb

  1. (informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
  2. (informal) To speed, like a bullet.
  3. (informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
  4. (slang) To fire from a job; to dismiss.
  5. (rare, slang) To inflict bullet shots upon.
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The bullet had passed through the front of her brain, and it would probably be some time before she could regain consciousness.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Return of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #108
There is not one which has not had its bullet or its biscayan.6 The skeletons of dead trees abound in this orchard.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
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Once a bullet grazed her so closely she lost two of her wing quills, and that made her more timid than ever.
Gene Stratton-PorterThe Song of the CardinalProject Gutenberg ebook #533
Even if the bullet were properly fitted, it became impossible to load when the barrel began to foul after a few discharges.
Samuel White, Sir BakerWild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #3657
Fortunately it was a dying effort, and I put a bullet through the skull before the tiger could reach the frightened peon.
James InglisSport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo PlanterProject Gutenberg ebook #10818