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stops lead

stops lead is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stop lead.

Meaning of stop lead

Verb

stop lead (third-person singular simple present stops lead, present participle stopping lead, simple past and past participle stopped lead)

  1. (US, dated, slang) To be killed by a bullet from a gun.
    • It don't never rain in this damned country and you'll stop lead or stretch rope if you keeps shootin' cattle.1935, Mari Sandoz, Old Jules, page 37

Questions about stops lead

What is stops lead the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stops lead is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stop lead.

Words near stops lead in the dictionary

  1. stops dead
  2. stops down
  3. stops in
  4. stops into
  5. stops it
  6. stops lead
  7. stops off
  8. stops out
  9. stops over
  10. stops press
  11. stops short

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