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A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
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(informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
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Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
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(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.
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(banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
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A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
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(slang) One year of prison time.
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(slang) An ace (the playing card).
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(figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
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(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).
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(chess, uncountable) Short for bullet chess.
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(fishing) A plumb or sinker.
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(Ireland, particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
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(Australia) A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
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(obsolete) A small ball.
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(obsolete) A cannonball.
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(obsolete) The fetlock of a horse.
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(Canada, US, horse racing) The best workout time at a track on a given day at a specific distance, traditionally marked by a printer's bullet.
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A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.