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Noun: pellet  pe-lit
  1. A small rounded mass of a substance
     
  2. A solid missile discharged from a firearm
    "the pellet buzzed past his ear";
    - shot
Verb: pellet  pe-lit
  1. Make or form into pellets
    - pelletize, pelletise [Brit]
     
  2. Hit with pellets

Derived forms: pelleting, pelleted, pellets

Type of: ball, globe, missile, orb, projectile

Part of: canister, canister shot, case shot

Encyclopedia: Pellet