/ ˈbʊlɪt; NAmE / noun
a small metal object that is fired from a gun :
bullet wounds
There were bullet holes in the door.
He was killed by a bullet in the head.
—see also magic bullet , plastic bullet , rubber bullet
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IDIOMS
see bite verb
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (denoting a cannonball): from French boulet , boulette small ball, diminutive of boule , from Latin bulla bubble.