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takes a bullet

takes a bullet is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 takes a bullet

What is takes a bullet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes a bullet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take a bullet.

Words near takes a bullet in the dictionary

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

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