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taken a bullet

taken a bullet is the past participle of take a bullet.

Meaning of take a bullet

Verb

take a bullet (third-person singular simple present takes a bullet, present participle taking a bullet, simple past took a bullet, past participle taken a bullet)

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

Questions about taken a bullet

What is taken a bullet the past participle of?
Taken a bullet is the past participle of take a bullet.

Words near taken a bullet in the dictionary

  1. taken a bite out of
  2. taken a bow
  3. taken a break
  4. taken a breath
  5. taken a breather
  6. taken a bullet
  7. taken a chair
  8. taken a chance
  9. taken a cotton to
  10. taken a crack at
  11. taken a crap

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