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| blank |
a gun cartridge without a bullet. [1/6 definitions] |
| bulleted |
marked by a bullet symbol or symbols. |
| caliber |
the outer diameter of a bullet or artillery shell. [1/3 definitions] |
| cartridge |
a case shaped like a tube that holds gunpowder and a bullet. [1/3 definitions] |
| dumdum |
a bullet designed to cause serious damage by expanding as it hits the target. |
| fire |
(of a gun) to emit a bullet or shot. [1/14 definitions] |
| gunshot |
a projectile fired from a gun; bullet. [1/4 definitions] |
| line of fire |
the path of a fired bullet or shell. [1/2 definitions] |
| muzzle |
the open end of the barrel of a gun. A bullet is shot out of a gun through the muzzle. Old rifles were loaded through the muzzle. [1/6 definitions] |
| ogive |
the curved nose of a projectile such as a bullet, rocket, or missile. [1/3 definitions] |
| pellet |
a small bullet or small piece of shot. [1/2 definitions] |
| rifle range |
the distance that a bullet fired from a rifle may cover. [1/2 definitions] |
| Russian roulette |
a deadly game of chance in which each participant takes a turn at spinning the cylinder of a revolver that holds only one bullet, pointing it at his or her own head, and pulling the trigger. [1/2 definitions] |
| shoot |
to hit with a bullet or other thing that flies from a weapon. [2 definitions] |
| slug1 |
a small, round piece of metal, such as a bullet or a fake coin. [1/2 definitions] |
| tracer |
a bullet or missile that leaves a trail of light or smoke when fired. [1/3 definitions] |
| zip1 |
a sudden, sharp whizzing noise, such as that of an arrow or bullet in flight. [1/4 definitions] |
| zip gun |
a crude handmade pistol, usu. consisting of a piece of pipe attached to a wooden stock, that fires a .22-caliber bullet. |
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