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stop a bullet

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To be shot; to receive a bullet in one's body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Frank G. Slaughter, In a Dark Garden I regret to add that he was but ill repaid for his loyalty — for he stopped a bullet when they fired the house and we were forced to run for our lives.

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