bullet
noun
1. a projectile that is fired from a gun
Similar word(s): slug
Definition categories: man–made, missile, projectile
2. a high-speed passenger train
Definition categories: man–made
3. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
Similar word(s): fastball, heater, hummer, smoke
Definition categories: act, delivery, pitch
Sentences with bullet as a noun:
- John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday.
- bullet train
- bullet chess
verb
1. (transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
2. (intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
- Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week.
3. (transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
- He bulleted a header for his first score of the season.