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bul⋅let

  [bool-it] noun, verb, -let⋅ed, -let⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
2. a cartridge.
3. a small ball.
4. Printing. a heavy dot for marking paragraphs or otherwise calling attention to or itemizing particular sections of text, esp. in display advertising.
5. Cards. an ace.
–verb (used without object)
6. to move swiftly.
—Idiom
7. bite the bullet, to force oneself to perform a painful, difficult task or to endure an unpleasant situation: We'll just have to bite the bullet and pay higher taxes.
Origin:
1550–60; < MF boullette, equiv. to boulle ball (see bowl 2 ) + -ette -ette

Related forms:
bul⋅let⋅less, adjective
bul⋅let⋅like, adjective
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bul·let   (bŏŏl'ĭt)   
n.  

    1. A usually metal projectile in the shape of a pointed cylinder or a ball that is expelled from a firearm, especially a rifle or handgun.

    2. Such a projectile in a metal casing; a cartridge.

  2. An object resembling a projectile in shape, action, or effect.

  3. Printing A heavy dot ( · ) used to highlight a particular passage.


[French boulette, diminutive of boule, ball, from Old French, from Latin bulla.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

bullet 
1557, from M.Fr. boulette dim. of boule "a ball," which in Modern Fr. has become the word for "cannon ball," from L. bulla "round thing, knob." Bite the bullet is first recorded 1891, probably with a sense of giving someone something to clench in the teeth during a painful operation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

bullet

see bite the bullet; sweat bullets.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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bullet

an elongated metal projectile that is fired by a pistol, rifle, or machine gun. Bullets are measured by their calibre, which indicates the interior diameter, or bore, of a gun barrel. (See bore.

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