"bulletproof" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /bʊl.ɪtpruːf/ Audio: en-au-bulletproof.ogg [Australia] Forms: bulletproof [positive], more bulletproof [comparative], most bulletproof [superlative]
Etymology: bullet + -proof Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|bullet|proof}} bullet + -proof Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bulletproof material is something that can resist a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
    Sense id: simple-bulletproof-en-adj-5rw6ZBzR
  2. If an idea or concept is bulletproof, it is unbreakable, very tough.
    Sense id: simple-bulletproof-en-adj-ZyibJGHq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -proof

Verb [English]

IPA: /bʊl.ɪtpruːf/ Audio: en-au-bulletproof.ogg [Australia] Forms: bulletproof [canonical], bulletproofs [third-person, singular], bulletproofed [past], bulletproofed [past, participle], bulletproofing [present, participle]
Etymology: bullet + -proof Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|bullet|proof}} bullet + -proof Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you bulletproof something, you make it able to resist bullets.
    Sense id: simple-bulletproof-en-verb-c28lC2V2
  2. If you bulletproof something, you make it resistant to failure.
    Sense id: simple-bulletproof-en-verb-t6DuFBPs Categories (other): Slang
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -proof
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