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Bullet

Bullet Meaning & Definition
Bullet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bullet?

[n] (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
[n] a projectile that is fired from a gun

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bullet: fastball | heater | hummer | slug | smoke

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bullet: alpha decay | atom-chipping | atomic disintegration | atomic reaction | atomization | atom-smashing | ball | bar shot | barrel | beta decay | bird shot | bombardment | bowshot | breeding | bucket | buckshot | cannon | cannon shot | cannonball | case shot | chain reaction | cleavage | crossbar shot | detonation | discharge | disintegration series | dissociation | duck shot | dumdum bullet | ejection | exchange reaction | expanding bullet | fission | fission reaction | fleet | fly | fusillade | gamma decay | grape | grapeshot | gun | gunfire | gunshot | highball | hotfoot | ionization | langrel shot | manstopping bullet | neutron reaction | nonreversible reaction | nuclear fission | nucleization | pellet | photodisintegration | potshot | proton gun | proton reaction | reversible reaction | rifle ball | rocket | round shot | salvo | shell | shot | shrapnel | slug | split shot | splitting the atom | spray | stimulation | stoneshot | target | tattoo | thermonuclear reaction | volley | whiz | zip

See Also | cartridge | delivery | dumdum | dumdum bullet | missile | pitch | projectile | rifle ball | slider

Bullet In Webster's Dictionary

\Bul"let\, n. [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See {Bull} an edict, and cf. {Boulet}.] 1. A small ball. 2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm. 3. A cannon ball. [Obs.] A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. --Stow. 4. The fetlock of a horse. Note: [See Illust. under {Horse}.]

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