eat lead

verb

To be shot; to be hit with bullets.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person eats lead · participle present eating lead · past ate lead · participle past eaten lead

  1. figurativelyrudeTo be shot; to be hit with bullets.
  2. figurativelyrudeTo commit suicide by shooting oneself in the mouth with a firearm.
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APA

eat lead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20lead

MLA

“eat lead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20lead. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eat lead,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20lead.

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