"bullet" meaning in All languages combined

See bullet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /bʊl.ɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-bullet.ogg [US] Forms: bullet [singular], bullets [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bullet is a small piece of metal thrown by a gun at a great speed.
    Sense id: simple-bullet-en-noun-fggJsIty
  2. A bullet is a printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, it is usually used to mark items in a list.
    Sense id: simple-bullet-en-noun-cvkGPkTH

Verb [English]

IPA: /bʊl.ɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-bullet.ogg [US] Forms: bullet [canonical], bullets [third-person, singular], bulleted [past], bulleted [past, participle], bulleting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something bullets somewhere, it moves at high speed, like a bullet from a gun.
    Sense id: simple-bullet-en-verb-YyjQb1NQ Categories (other): Verbs
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