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eaten lead

eaten lead is the past participle of eat lead.

Meaning of eat lead

Verb

eat lead (third-person singular simple present eats lead, present participle eating lead, simple past ate lead, past participle eaten lead)

  1. (figuratively, rude) To be shot; to be hit with bullets.
  2. (figuratively, rude) To commit suicide by shooting oneself in the mouth with a firearm.

Questions about eaten lead

What is eaten lead the past participle of?
Eaten lead is the past participle of eat lead.

Words near eaten lead in the dictionary

  1. eaten from the palm of someone's hand
  2. eaten humble pie
  3. eaten in
  4. eaten into
  5. eaten it
  6. eaten lead
  7. eaten like a bird
  8. eaten like a horse
  9. eaten like an animal
  10. eaten one's cake and had it too
  11. eaten one's dinners

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