"stop lead" meaning in English

See stop lead in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: stops lead [present, singular, third-person], stopping lead [participle, present], stopped lead [participle, past], stopped lead [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stop lead (third-person singular simple present stops lead, present participle stopping lead, simple past and past participle stopped lead)
  1. (US, slang, dated) To be killed by a bullet from a gun. Tags: US, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-stop_lead-en-verb-uA7rofJ4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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