PELLET


Meaning of PELLET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpelɪt ]

n. & v. --n. 1 a small compressed ball of paper, bread, etc. 2 a pill. 3 a a small mass of bones, feathers, etc. regurgitated by a bird of prey. b a small hard piece of animal, usu. rodent, excreta. 4 a a piece of small shot. b an imitation bullet for a toy gun. --v.tr. (pelleted, pelleting) 1 make into a pellet or pellets. 2 hit with (esp. paper) pellets. øøpelletize v.tr. (also -ise). [ME f. OF pelote f. L pila ball]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.