bullet in English dictionary

  • bullet

    Meanings and definitions of "bullet"

    • A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
    • The ammunition for a sling or slingshot.
    • (typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, •, often used for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)
    • (informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the explosive charge, etc.
    • (banking, finance) 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.
    • (slang) One year of prison time
    • (slang) An ace (the playing card).
    • (figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
    • (in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).
    • (transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
    • (intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
    • (transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
    • noun
      A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
    • noun
      Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
    • noun
      (typography)
      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)
    • noun
      (informal)
      An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
    • noun
      (banking, finance)
      A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
    • noun
      A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
    • noun
      (slang)
      One year of prison time
    • noun
      (slang)
      An ace (the playing card).
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      Anything that is projected extremely fast.
    • noun
      (in attributive use)
      Very fast (speedy).
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A small ball.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A cannonball.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The fetlock of a horse.
    • verb
      (transitive, informal)
      To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
    • verb
      (intransitive, informal)
      To speed, like a bullet.
    • verb
      (transitive, informal)
      To make a shot, especially with great speed.
    • A typographical symbol, such as a filled or empty circle, diamond, box, or asterisk, used to set off a small block of text or each item in a list.
    • projectile
    • typography: printed symbol in the form of a solid circle
    • bullet (from a rifle)
    • lost (truant) messenger
    • noun
      a high-speed passenger train
    • noun
      a projectile that is fired from a gun
    • noun
      (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

    Synonyms of "bullet" in English dictionary

    bullet train, fastball, smoke are the top synonyms of "bullet" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of bullet

    • bullet ( plural  bullets)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza bullet, lm  liczba mnoga bullets
    • bullet ( third-person singular simple present bullets, present participle bulleting, simple past and past participle bulleted)
    • bullet (plural bullets)
    • bullet (third-person singular simple present bullets, present participle bulleting, simple past and past participle bulleted)
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