Meaning

• A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

• An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.

• Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.

• A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (•), often used in lieu of numbers for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)

• A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.

• A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.

  "John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday."

• One year of prison time

• An ace (the playing card).

• Anything that is projected extremely fast.

• (in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).

  "bullet chess"

• A plumb or sinker.

• (particularly in Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.

• A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.

• A small ball.

• A cannonball.

• The fetlock of a horse.

Meaning

• To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.

• To speed, like a bullet.

  "Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week."

• To make a shot, especially with great speed.

  "He bulleted a header for his first score of the season."