1. [noun] A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
2. [noun] A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
3. [noun] Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
4. [noun] (heraldiccharge) A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).
5. [verb] To form into pellets
6. [verb] To strike with pellets
7. [noun] A small sphere.
8. [noun] A solid missile discharged from a firearm; 'the shot buzzed past his ear'.
