bullet

Forms

1.A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
2.An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.(informal)
3.Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
4.A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.

1.To make a shot, especially with great speed.(informal)
- He bulleted a header for his first score of the season.
2.To fire from a job; to dismiss.(slang)
- Mowbray never had that luxury, he was bulleted after a run of bad results just as Kenny Dalglish was at Liverpool last season.
3.To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.(informal)
- The author has bulleted this section to make it easier to read and included important notes and warnings.
4.To speed, like a bullet.(informal)
- Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week.
- After a little pause, during which the train bulleted through the tunnel, he said, “Poor man,” referring to his late father.

Uncommon· #2710

From Middle English bullet (“an official tag or badge of registration or identification”), from Old French bullete, diminutive of boule (“ball”).

Later influenced by Middle French boulette and French boulet.