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lead

Nouns

• (n) an advantage held by a competitor in a race
  • he took the lead at the last turn
• (n) a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
  • the children were playing with lead soldiers
  atomic number 82, Pb,
• (n) evidence pointing to a possible solution
  • the police are following a promising lead
  • the trail led straight to the perpetrator
  track, trail,
• (n) a position of leadership (especially in the phrase "take the lead")
  • he takes the lead in any group
  • we were just waiting for someone to take the lead
  • they didn't follow our lead
• (n) the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
• (n) the introductory section of a story
  • it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter
  lead-in, lede,
• (n) (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
• (n) an actor who plays a principal role principal, star,
• (n) (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
  • he took a long lead off first
• (n) an indication of potential opportunity
  • he got a tip on the stock market
  • a good lead for a job
  confidential information, steer, tip, hint, wind,
• (n) a news story of major importance lead story,
• (n) the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine spark advance,
• (n) restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal leash, tether,
• (n) thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing leading,
• (n) mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil pencil lead,
• (n) a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
  • it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads
  booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead,
• (n) the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
  • the lead was in the dummy

Verbs

• (v) take somebody somewhere
  • We lead him to our chief
  • can you take me to the main entrance?
  • He conducted us to the palace
  guide, take, conduct, direct,
• (v) have as a result or residue
  • The water left a mark on the silk dress
  • Her blood left a stain on the napkin
  result, leave,
• (v) tend to or result in
  • This remark lead to further arguments among the guests
• (v) travel in front of; go in advance of others
  • The procession was headed by John
  head,
• (v) cause to undertake a certain action
  • Her greed led her to forge the checks
• (v) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
  • Service runs all the way to Cranbury
  • His knowledge doesn't go very far
  • My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
  • The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
  extend, run, pass, go,
• (v) be in charge of
  • Who is heading this project?
  head,
• (v) be ahead of others; be the first
  • she topped her class every year
  top,
• (v) be conducive to
  • The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
  conduce, contribute,
• (v) lead, as in the performance of a composition
  • conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
  conduct, direct,
• (v) lead, extend, or afford access
  • This door goes to the basement
  • The road runs South
  go,
• (v) move ahead (of others) in time or space precede,
• (v) cause something to pass or lead somewhere
  • Run the wire behind the cabinet
  run,
• (v) preside over
  • John moderated the discussion
  moderate, chair,

Synonyms

guide take conduct direct atomic number 82 Pb result leave track trail head lead-in lede extend run pass go principal star top conduce contribute confidential information steer tip hint wind lead story precede spark advance leash tether leading moderate chair pencil lead booster cable jumper cable jumper lead

Antonyms

deficit follow

See also

line run along extend to reach touch

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