"strike a lead" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: strikes a lead [present, singular, third-person], striking a lead [participle, present], struck a lead [past], struck a lead [participle, past], stricken a lead [participle, past, rare]
Head templates: {{en-verb|strike<,,struck> a lead|past_ptc2=stricken a lead|past_ptc2_qual=rare}} strike a lead (third-person singular simple present strikes a lead, present participle striking a lead, simple past struck a lead, past participle struck a lead or (rare) stricken a lead)
  1. (mining) To find a vein of ore. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-strike_a_lead-en-verb-ewHB~kXu Topics: business, mining
  2. (figurative, informal) To find a way to fortune. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-strike_a_lead-en-verb-0yB-RdgT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

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