The difference between Bullet and Cap
When used as nouns, bullet means a projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed, whereas cap means a close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
When used as verbs, bullet means to draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it, whereas cap means to cover or seal with a cap.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bullet and Cap
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Bullet as a noun:
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
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Bullet as a noun (informal):
An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
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Bullet as a noun:
Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
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Bullet as a noun (typography):
A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (•), often used in lieu of numbers for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)
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Bullet as a noun (banking, finance):
A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
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Bullet as a noun:
A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
Examples:
"John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday."
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Bullet as a noun (slang):
One year of prison time
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Bullet as a noun (slang):
An ace (the playing card).
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Bullet as a noun (figuratively):
Anything that is projected extremely fast.
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Bullet as a noun (in attributive use):
Very fast .
Examples:
"bullet train"
"bullet chess"
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Bullet as a noun (obsolete):
A small ball.
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Bullet as a noun (obsolete):
A cannonball.
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Bullet as a noun (fishing):
A plumb or sinker.
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Bullet as a noun (obsolete):
The fetlock of a horse.
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Bullet as a noun (Ireland, particularly in Northern Ireland):
The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
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Bullet as a verb (transitive, informal):
To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
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Bullet as a verb (intransitive, informal):
To speed, like a bullet.
Examples:
"Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week."
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Bullet as a verb (transitive, informal):
To make a shot, especially with great speed.
Examples:
"He bulleted a header for his first score of the season."
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Cap as a noun:
A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
Examples:
"The children were all wearing caps to protect them from the sun."
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Cap as a noun:
A special hat to indicate rank, occupation etc.
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Cap as a noun:
An academic mortarboard
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Cap as a noun:
A protective cover or seal
Examples:
"He took the cap off the bottle and splashed himself with some cologne."
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Cap as a noun:
A crown for covering a tooth
Examples:
"He had golden caps on his teeth."
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Cap as a noun:
The summit of a mountain etc.
Examples:
"There was snow on the cap of the mountain."
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Cap as a noun:
An artificial upper limit or ceiling
Examples:
"We should put a cap on the salaries, to keep them under control."
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Cap as a noun:
The top part of a mushroom
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Cap as a noun:
A small amount of gunpowder in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun
Examples:
"Billy spent all morning firing caps with his friends, re-enacting storming the beach at Normandy. "
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Cap as a noun:
A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives
Examples:
"He wired the cap to the bundle of dynamite, then detonated it remotely."
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Cap as a noun (slang):
A bullet used to shoot someone.
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Cap as a noun (soccer):
An international appearance
Examples:
"Rio Ferdinand won his 50th cap for England in a game against Sweden."
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Cap as a noun (obsolete):
The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
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Cap as a noun (obsolete):
A respectful uncovering of the head.
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Cap as a noun (zoology):
The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
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Cap as a noun (architecture):
The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
Examples:
"the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate"
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Cap as a noun:
Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
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Cap as a noun (nautical):
A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
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Cap as a noun (geometry):
A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
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Cap as a noun:
A large size of writing paper.
Examples:
"flat cap; foolscap; legal cap"
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Cap as a verb (transitive):
To cover or seal with a cap
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Cap as a verb (transitive):
To award a cap as a mark of distinction etc.
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Cap as a verb (transitive):
To lie over or on top of something
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Cap as a verb (transitive):
To surpass or outdo
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Cap as a verb (transitive):
To set an upper limit on something
Examples:
"cap wages."
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Cap as a verb (transitive):
To make something even more wonderful at the end.
Examples:
"That really capped my day."
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Cap as a verb (transitive, cricket):
To select a player to play for a specified side
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Cap as a verb (transitive, slang):
To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
Examples:
" If he don't get outta my hood, I'm gonna cap his ass. "
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Cap as a verb (transitive, sports):
to select to play for the national team.
Examples:
"Peter Shilton is the most capped English footballer."
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Cap as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To uncover the head respectfully.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Cap as a verb:
To deprive of a cap.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Cap as a noun (finance):
Capitalization.
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Cap as a noun (informal):
An uppercase letter.
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Cap as a verb (transitive, informal):
To convert text to uppercase.
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Cap as a noun (electronics):
capacitor
Examples:
"Parasitic caps."
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Cap as a noun (colloquial):
A recording or screenshot.
Examples:
"Anyone have a cap of the games last night?"
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Cap as a verb (transitive):
To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
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Cap as a noun (obsolete):
A wooden drinking-bowl with two handles.