DUMDUM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound

Synonyms:

dumdum; dumdum bullet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dumdum" is a kind of...):

bullet; slug (a projectile that is fired from a gun)

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