bullet
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Definition
- Noun:
- A projectile fired from a gun: A small piece of metal, typically cylindrical with a pointed end, designed to be shot from a firearm.
- A fast pitch in baseball: (Informal) A pitch, especially a fastball, thrown with very high velocity.
- A high-speed train: (Informal) A very fast passenger train.
- A solid circle or dot used in printing: A typographical symbol (•) used to mark items in a list.
Usage and Examples
- Noun (Projectile):
- The bullet from the rifle pierced the target.
- Police found several spent bullet casings at the scene.
- Noun (Baseball):
- The pitcher's bullet was too fast for the batter to hit.
- Noun (Train):
- We took the bullet to the city, arriving in under an hour.
- Noun (Typography):
- Use a bullet to start each item in the list.
Advanced Usage
- "to bite the bullet": To endure a painful or otherwise unpleasant situation that is seen as unavoidable.
- I didn't want to pay the fine, but I had to bite the bullet.
- "bullet point": An item in a list preceded by a typographical bullet symbol (•).
- Please summarize your ideas using bullet points.
Variants and Related Words
- Bulletproof (adj): Capable of stopping bullets.
- The president's car is bulletproof.
- Bullet train (n): A very high-speed passenger train.
- Japan is famous for its network of bullet trains.
Synonyms
- Projectile: An object propelled through the air, especially one fired as a weapon.
- Slug: (Informal) A bullet.
- Fastball: (Baseball) A pitch thrown at high speed.
Related Phrases and Phrasal Verbs
- Bullet journal: A method of personal organization that combines scheduling, reminders, to-do lists, and diary entries.
- She keeps all her notes organized in her bullet journal.
Related Idioms
- "dodge a bullet": To narrowly avoid a very bad situation or disaster.
- Missing that flight was lucky; we really dodged a bullet because it crashed.
- "silver bullet": A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.
- There is no silver bullet for solving climate change.
Noun
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
- he swung late on the fastball
- he showed batters nothing but smoke
- a high-speed passenger train
- a projectile that is fired from a gun