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bullet

[ bool-it ]

noun

  1. a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
  2. a cartridge.
  3. a small ball.
  4. Printing. a heavy dot for marking paragraphs or otherwise calling attention to or itemizing particular sections of text, especially in display advertising.
  5. Cards. an ace.


verb (used without object)

bulleted, bulleting.
  1. to move swiftly.

bullet

/ ˈ²úÊŠ±ôɪ³Ù /

noun

    1. a small metallic missile enclosed in a cartridge, used as the projectile of a gun, rifle, etc
    2. the entire cartridge
  1. something resembling a bullet, esp in shape or effect
  2. stock exchange a fixed interest security with a single maturity date
  3. commerce a security that offers a fixed interest and matures on a fixed date
  4. commerce
    1. the final repayment of a loan that repays the whole of the sum borrowed, as interim payments have been for interest only
    2. ( as modifier )

      a bullet loan

  5. slang.
    dismissal, sometimes without notice (esp in the phrases get or give the bullet )
  6. printing See centred dot
  7. bite the bullet
    See bite
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú³Ü±ô±ô±ð³Ù-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú³Ü±ôl±ð³Ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²ú³Ü±ôl±ð³Ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bullet1

1550–60; < Middle French boullette, equivalent to boulle ball ( bowl 2 ) + -ette -ette
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bullet1

C16: from French boulette , diminutive of boule ball; see bowl ²
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. bite the bullet, to force oneself to perform a painful, difficult task or to endure an unpleasant situation:

    We'll just have to bite the bullet and pay higher taxes.

More idioms and phrases containing bullet

see bite the bullet ; sweat bullets .
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Example Sentences

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We saw the usual heavy police presence but this time there was no tear gas, or rubber bullets.

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An unnamed Trump ally told the outlet that Elon "takes a lot of bullets for Trump," serving as the face for certain unpopular priorities of the Trump administration.

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But he warned there was not a "silver bullet response" or "some policy lever that can be pulled".

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While Saturday's demonstration was peaceful, earlier protests faced heavy-handed police tactics who fired teargas and rubber bullets.

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Violence quickly escalated between civilians and the military, with the army responding with brutal force, using tear gas and rubber bullets against crowds.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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