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bullet
[ bool-it ]
noun
- a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
- a cartridge.
- a small ball.
- Printing. a heavy dot for marking paragraphs or otherwise calling attention to or itemizing particular sections of text, especially in display advertising.
- Cards. an ace.
verb (used without object)
- to move swiftly.
bullet
/ ˈʊɪ /
noun
- a small metallic missile enclosed in a cartridge, used as the projectile of a gun, rifle, etc
- the entire cartridge
- something resembling a bullet, esp in shape or effect
- stock exchange a fixed interest security with a single maturity date
- commerce a security that offers a fixed interest and matures on a fixed date
- commerce
- the final repayment of a loan that repays the whole of the sum borrowed, as interim payments have been for interest only
- ( as modifier )
a bullet loan
- slang.dismissal, sometimes without notice (esp in the phrases get or give the bullet )
- printing See centred dot
- bite the bulletSee bite
Derived Forms
- ˈܱ-ˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܱl· adjective
- ܱl· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bullet1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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 .Example Sentences
"I used to have a scar here," says Le Thanh Gian, pointing to his right hand, where a bullet had once lodged.
At first, protesters were held back at roadblocks by tear gas and truncheons, then police started using water cannons and rubber bullets.
While nobody was injured in that incident, a bullet crashed into the home of an elderly couple.
Roberts said the pitching staff “dodged a bullet” with Blake Snell’s latest injury update.
Another recording, from a nearby security camera apparently without sound, appeared to show Lauren chambering a round and raising the gun, followed by police bullets kicking up dirt near her feet a moment after.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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