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| blank |
a gun cartridge without a bullet. [1/6 definitions] |
| cartridge |
a case shaped like a tube that holds gunpowder and a bullet. [1/3 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] |
| pellet |
a small bullet or small piece of shot. [1/2 definitions] |
| shoot |
to hit, wound, destroy, or kill with a bullet, arrow, or similar object. [2/11 definitions] |
| slug1 |
a small, round piece of metal, such as a bullet or a fake coin. [1/2 definitions] |
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