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Bullet

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
2.NounAn entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
3.NounAmmunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
4.NounA printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.
5.NounA large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
6.NounA rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
"John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday."
7.NounOne year of prison time.
8.NounAn ace (the playing card).
9.NounAnything that is projected extremely fast.
10.NounVery fast (speedy).
"bullet train; bullet chess"
11.NounEllipsis of bullet chess.
12.NounA plumb or sinker.
13.NounThe heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
14.NounA roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
15.NounA small ball.
16.NounA cannonball.
17.NounThe fetlock of a horse.
18.NounThe best workout time at a track on a given day at a specific distance, traditionally marked by a printer's bullet.
19.NounA notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.
20.NounEllipsis of bullet vibrator.
21.VerbTo draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
22.VerbTo speed, like a bullet.
"Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week."
23.VerbTo make a shot, especially with great speed.
"He bulleted a header for his first score of the season."
24.VerbTo inflict bullet shots upon.
25.VerbTo fire from a job; to dismiss.
26.NounA young or little bull; a male calf.
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