| bullet | |
| 1. n. A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed. | |
| 2. n. (informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc. | |
| 3. n. Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use. | |
| 4. n. (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) | |
| 5. n. (banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment. | |
| 6. n. A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition. | |
| John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday. | |
| 7. n. (slang) An ace (the playing card). | |
| 8. n. (figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast. | |
| 9. n. (in attributive use) Very fast (speedy). | |
| bullet train | |
| bullet chess | |
| 10. n. (obsolete) A small ball. | |
| 11. n. (obsolete) A cannonball. | |
| 12. n. (fishing) A plumb or sinker. | |
| 13. n. (obsolete) The fetlock of a horse. | |
| 14. n. (Ireland, particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling. | |
| 15. v. (transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it. | |
| 16. v. (intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet. | |
| Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week. | |
| 17. v. (transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed. | |
| He bulleted a header for his first score of the season. | |
