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pocisk — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bombshell noun A piece of news that is shocking or sensational.
  • bullet noun A small metal projectile fired from a gun.
  • diss verb To insult someone or show them disrespect, especially through words.
  • missile noun A self-propelled, guided weapon that flies to its target.
  • projectile noun An object fired or thrown through the air, especially from a weapon.
  • repartee noun A quick, clever reply, or a conversation full of such witty exchanges.
  • round adjective Shaped like a circle or sphere, with no sharp corners.
  • shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

pocisk is used for these senses in English:

  • bombshell (historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
  • diss (slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.
  • missile Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • projectile An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.
  • shell (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.

bombshell — full definition

  1. noun A piece of news that is shocking or sensational.
  2. noun Informal term for an especially attractive person.

bullet — full definition

  1. noun A small metal projectile fired from a gun.
  2. noun A small dot or symbol used to mark items in a list.
  3. verb To fire someone from a job abruptly (informal).

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