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Bullet : (noun)
1: a projectile that is fired from a gun [syn: slug]
2: a high-speed passenger train [syn: bullet train]
3: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung
late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but
smoke" [syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bullet : \Bul"let\, n. [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See Bull
an edict, and cf. Boulet.]
1. A small ball.
2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in
form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or
other small firearm.
3. A cannon ball. [Obs.]
A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance,
one piece being charged with a bullet of stone.
--Stow.
4. The fetlock of a horse.
Note: [See Illust. under Horse.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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