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taking a bullet

taking a bullet is the present participle and gerund 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 taking a bullet

What is taking a bullet the present participle and gerund of?
Taking a bullet is the present participle and gerund of take a bullet.

Words near taking a bullet in the dictionary

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

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