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bullet

/ˈbʊlɪt/noun2 syllables

Bullet means: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity.

Synonyms for bullet7

noun, as in (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

fastball, heater, smoke, hummer

noun, as in a projectile that is fired from a gun

slug

noun, as in a high-speed passenger train

bullet train

also used for bullet

bullock

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What does bullet mean?3

noun

1

(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity“he swung late on the fastball”

2

a projectile that is fired from a gun

3

a high-speed passenger train

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Bullet in a sentence

  • If the bullet had been a millimeter to the left, he would have died.Babilfrenzo
  • Be careful, the bullet can ricochet off the rock and come towards you.ajje
  • A word is like a bullet; output, it doesn't come back.AmarMecheri
  • The bullet penetrated his chest, leaving him in critical condition.CM
  • After the drive-by shooting, the house was riddled with bullet holes.patgfisher
  • There was a bullet hole in the windshield.CK
  • The bullet got the policeman in the leg.CM
  • He had three bullet wounds in his chest._undertoad

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bullet

as a noun

plural
bullets