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1. A small rounded mass of a substance
    
2. A solid missile discharged from a firearm
   "the pellet buzzed past his ear";
   - shot

1. Make or form into pellets
   - pelletize, pelletise [Brit]
    
2. Hit with pellets

Derived forms: pelleting, pelleted, pellets

Type of: ball, globe, missile, orb, projectile

Part of: canister, canister shot, case shot

Encyclopedia: Pellet