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Lead
liːd
- cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward
"she emerged leading a bay horse"
- show (someone or something) the way to a destination by going in front of or beside them
"she stood up and led her friend to the door"
- be a route or means of access to a particular place or in a particular direction
"the door led to a long hallway"
open on to give on to connect with/to provide a route to communicate with- be a reason or motive for (someone)
"nothing that I have read about the case leads me to the conclusion that anything untoward happened"
- culminate or result in (a particular event or consequence)
"closing the plant will lead to 300 job losses"
- be in charge or command of
"a military delegation was led by the Chief of Staff"
- organize and direct
"the conference included sessions led by people with personal knowledge of the area"
- be the principal player of (a group of musicians)
"since the forties he has led his own big bands"
- set (a process) in motion
"they are waiting for an expansion of world trade to lead a recovery"
- (of a base runner) be in a position to run from a base while standing off the base
- (in card games) play (the first card) in a trick or round of play
"he led the ace and another heart"
- have the advantage over competitors in a race or game
"he followed up with a break of 105 to lead 3-0"
be ahead be winning be in front be out in front be in the lead be first come first- be superior to (competitors or colleagues)
"there will be specific areas or skills in which other nations lead the world"
- have or experience (a particular way of life)
"she's led a completely sheltered life"
- a position of advantage in a contest; first place
"the team burst into life and took the lead"
leading position leading place first place advance position van vanguard leading first top foremost front head- an amount by which a competitor is ahead of the others
"the team held a slender one-goal lead"
- the initiative in an action; an example for others to follow
"Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies"
- (in card games) an act or right of playing first in a trick or round of play
"it's your lead"
- the card played first in a trick or round
"the ♦8 was an inspired lead"
- a piece of information that may help in the resolution of a problem
"detectives investigating the murder are chasing new leads"
- a person or thing that may be useful, especially a potential customer or business opportunity
"setting up a social networking page can help you get numerous leads"
- the chief part in a play or film
"she had the lead in a new film"
leading role star/starring role star part title role principal part- the person playing the chief part
"he still looked like a romantic lead"
- the chief performer or instrument of a specified type
"a lead guitarist"
- the item of news given the greatest prominence in a newspaper, broadcast, etc.
"the ‘pensions revolution’ is the lead in the Times"
- the opening sentence or paragraph of a news article, summarizing the most important aspects of the story
"the newswire will be offering two different leads for certain stories, so editors can pick and choose"
- a strap or cord for restraining and guiding a dog or other domestic animal
"the dog is our constant walking companion and is always kept on a lead"
- a wire that conveys electric current from a source to an appliance, or that connects two points of a circuit together
- the distance advanced by a screw in one turn
- an artificial watercourse leading to a mill
- a channel of water in an ice field