bullet

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bʊl.ɪt/

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Noun

Singular bullet

Plural bullets

Different types of bullets.

1. (countable) A bullet is a small piece of metal thrown by a gun at a great speed.

   Manipulating a loaded gun is dangerous because of the bullets that can be fired by accident.

Verb

Plain form bullet

Third-person singular bullets

Past tense bulleted

Past participle bulleted

Present participle bulleting

1. (intransitive) If something bullets somewhere, it moves at high speed, like a bullet from a gun.

   He bulleted around the race track!