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| 1. | [ verb ] take somebody somewhere | |
| Synonyms: | take guide direct conduct | |
| Examples: | "We lead him to our chief" "can you take me to the main entrance?" "He conducted us to the palace" |
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| Related terms: | mislead usher beacon hand leader usher | |
| 2. | [ verb ] result in | |
| Synonyms: | result leave | |
| Examples: | "The water left a mark on the silk dress" "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
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| Related terms: | bring_about leave leave | |
| 3. | [ verb ] tend to or result in | |
| Examples: | "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
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| Related terms: | leave | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause to undertake a certain action | |
| Examples: | "Her greed led her to forge the checks" |
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| Related terms: | induce give leader | |
| 5. | [ verb ] travel in front of; go in advance of others | |
| Synonyms: | head | |
| Examples: | : "The procession was headed by John" |
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| Related terms: | precede draw_away head leader headway | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be in charge of | |
| Synonyms: | head | |
| Examples: | "Who is heading this project?" |
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| Related terms: | direct take_hold spearhead captain chair | |
| 7. | [ verb ] stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point | |
| Synonyms: | run extend go pass | |
| Examples: | "Service runs all the way to Cranbury" "His knowledge doesn't go very far" "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life" |
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| Related terms: | be come go_far radiate reach line range | |
| 8. | [ verb ] be ahead of others; be the first | |
| Synonyms: | top | |
| Examples: | "she topped her class every year" |
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| Related terms: | acme compete | |
| 9. | [ verb ] be conducive to | |
| Synonyms: | contribute conduce | |
| Examples: | "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" |
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| Related terms: | promote | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (music,performing arts) lead musicians in the performance of | |
| Synonyms: | conduct direct | |
| Examples: | "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor" "she cannot conduct modern pieces" |
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| Related terms: | perform perform music conduct conducting | |
| 11. | [ verb ] lead, as in the performance of a composition | |
| Synonyms: | conduct direct | |
| Examples: | "conduct an orchestra Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
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| Related terms: | perform music conduct conducting | |
| 12. | [ noun ] an advantage held by a competitor in a race | |
| Examples: | : "he took the lead at the last turn" |
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| Related terms: | advantage | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray | |
| Synonyms: | atomic_number_82 Pb | |
| Examples: | "the children were playing with lead soldiers" |
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| Related terms: | metallic_element hard_lead pig_lead hard_lead galena cerussite | |
| 14. | [ verb ] pass or spend | |
| Examples: | "lead a good life" |
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| Related terms: | spend | |
| 15. | [ verb ] lead. extend, or afford access | |
| Synonyms: | go | |
| Examples: | "This door goes to the basement" "The road runs South" |
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| Related terms: | be | |
| 16. | [ noun ] evidence pointing to a possible solution | |
| Synonyms: | trail track | |
| Examples: | "the police are following a promising lead" "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" |
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| Related terms: | evidence chase | |
| 17. | [ noun ] a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead') | |
| Examples: | "he takes the lead in any group" "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead" "they didn't follow our lead" |
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| Related terms: | leadership moderate | |
| 18. | [ verb ] move ahead (of others) in time or space | |
| Synonyms: | precede | |
| Related terms: | follow travel precession | |
| 19. | [ noun ] (fine art,writing) the introductory section of a story | |
| Synonyms: | lead-in | |
| Examples: | "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" |
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| Related terms: | section news_article | |
| 20. | [ verb ] cause something to pass or lead somewhere | |
| Synonyms: | run | |
| Examples: | "Run the wire behind the cabinet" |
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| Related terms: | pass range guide run | |
| 21. | [ noun ] the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) | |
| Related terms: | angle | |
| 22. | [ verb ] preside over | |
| Synonyms: | moderate chair | |
| Examples: | "John moderated the discussion" |
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| Related terms: | discuss | |
| 23. | [ noun ] (writing,news) a news story of major importance | |
| Synonyms: | lead_story | |
| Related terms: | news_article | |
| 24. | [ noun ] (printing) thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | |
| Synonyms: | leading | |
| Related terms: | strip | |
| 25. | [ noun ] (chemistry) mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil | |
| Synonyms: | pencil_lead | |
| Related terms: | graphite lead_pencil | |
| 26. | [ noun ] an indication of potential opportunity | |
| Synonyms: | tip wind confidential_information hint steer | |
| Examples: | "he got a tip on the stock market" "a good lead for a job" |
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| Related terms: | guidance hint | |
| 27. | [ noun ] (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base | |
| Examples: | "he took a long lead off first" |
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| Related terms: | position baseball | |
| 28. | [ noun ] restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | |
| Synonyms: | leash tether | |
| Related terms: | restraint tether | |
| 29. | [ noun ] (performing arts) an actor who plays a principal role | |
| Synonyms: | principal star | |
| Related terms: | actor film_star idol television_star co-star star | |
| 30. | [ noun ] the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine | |
| Synonyms: | spark_advance | |
| Related terms: | timing | |
| 31. | [ noun ] (electricity) a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire | |
| Synonyms: | jumper_lead jumper_cable | |
| Examples: | "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" |
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| Related terms: | wire jumper clip_lead | |
| 32. | [ noun ] (bridge,cards) the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge | |
| Examples: | "the lead was in the dummy" |
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| Related terms: | turn card_game | |
| Similar spelling: |
lead lewd Leda Ledo Leday Leddy Leedy Leida let Lett Leto Leth Leta Leet Leeth Leith Leite Leath Leota Letha Lethe Letty Lehto Leyte |
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