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eating lead

eating lead is the present participle and gerund 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 eating lead

What is eating lead the present participle and gerund of?
Eating lead is the present participle and gerund of eat lead.

Words near eating lead in the dictionary

  1. eating into
  2. eating irons
  3. eating it
  4. eating knife
  5. eating knives
  6. eating lead
  7. eating like a bird
  8. eating like a horse
  9. eating like an animal
  10. eating one's cake and having it too
  11. eating one's dinners

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