Definitions for: Bullet

[n] (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
[n] a projectile that is fired from a gun

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

Synonyms: fastball, heater, hummer, slug, smoke

See Also: cartridge, delivery, dumdum, dumdum bullet, missile, pitch, projectile, rifle ball, slider

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