simple past tense and past participle of bite the bullet

present participle of bite the bullet

plural of bullet ant

(video games, attributive) A genre of two-dimensional shoot 'em up in which the playfield is almost filled with a barrage of enemy bullets.

(idiomatic) To purposely receive a gunshot that was intended for another.

(idiomatic) To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed. / (philosophy) To accept a counterintuitive implication of an argument or view.

(rail transport) A high-speed passenger train in Japan which runs at speeds from 200-300 kilometers per hour on the shinkansen network. / (rail transport) A high-speed train which resembles such a train.

A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other monster.

(entomology, informal) A stinging ant (Paraponera clavata) the toxin of which causes intense pain for about a day, native to Central and South America.

A circular wound or hole caused by the projectile of a firearm.