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bullet
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
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All Definitions for Bullet

Below are all the dictionary definitions of bullet:

1A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
2An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
3Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
4A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.
5A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan
6A balloon payment.
7A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
8One year of prison time.
9An ace (the playing card).
10Anything that is projected extremely fast.
11Very fast (speedy).
12A plumb or sinker.
13The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
14A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
15The best workout time at a track on a given day at a specific distance, traditionally marked by a printer's bullet.
16A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.
17To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
18To speed, like a bullet.
19To make a shot, especially with great speed.
20To fire from a job
21To dismiss.
22A young or little bull
23A male calf.
24A small ball.
25A cannonball.
26The fetlock of a horse.
27To inflict bullet shots upon.
28Ellipsis of bullet chess. [(chess, Internet) Chess played at an extremely fast time control, with each side getting one minute (or occasionally slightly more) total to make all their moves.]

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About antonyms for bullet

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