pellet

  1. Noun.  Usually a small, compressed, symmetrical and hard chunk of matter. Ex: Wood pellet, ore pellet, etc.
  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 that species, as it can't excrete feces.
  4. Verb.  To form into pellets.
  5. Verb.  To strike with pellets.

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