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eats lead

eats lead is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 eats lead

What is eats lead the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eats lead is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat lead.

Words near eats lead in the dictionary

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

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