I. ˈbu̇lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French boulette small ball, small missile & boulet cannonball, missile, diminutives of boule ball — more at bowl
1. archaic
a. : cannonball
b. : a small round mass
c. : a missile for a sling
2. : a missile (as of lead, steel, or lead with a steel casing) that is round or elongated and designed to be fired from a rifle, musket, or pistol ; broadly : cartridge 1a
3. : something suggesting or likened to a bullet especially in form or vigor of action: as
a. slang : an ace of a deck of cards
b. : a hollow hemispherical iron shell filled with pitch and used to hold small objects during metalcraft tooling
c. : a large solid dot so placed in printed matter as to call attention to a particular passage
d. : a conical part or structure ; especially : an electric lamp enclosed in a cone-shaped metal case that is usually supported by a flexible shaft
e. : something (as a neutron) that can be bombarded against an atomic nucleus to induce fission
II. adjective
: relating to or resembling a bullet (as in form, in speed of action, or in producing a single impact)
III. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to move fast
the car bulleted toward him