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Quick definitions from WordNet (lead)
▸ noun: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge ("The lead was in the dummy")
▸ noun: a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead') ("He takes the lead in any group")
▸ noun: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
▸ noun: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
▸ noun: an advantage held by a competitor in a race ("He took the lead at the last turn")
▸ noun: evidence pointing to a possible solution ("The police are following a promising lead")
▸ noun: the introductory section of a story ("It was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter")
▸ noun: a news story of major importance
▸ noun: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base ("He took a long lead off first")
▸ 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)
▸ noun: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray ("The children were playing with lead soldiers")
▸ noun: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
▸ noun: an indication of potential opportunity ("A good lead for a job")
▸ noun: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire ("It was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads")
▸ noun: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
▸ noun: an actor who plays a principal role
▸ verb: tend to or result in ("This remark lead to further arguments among the guests")
▸ verb: be ahead of others; be the first
▸ verb: pass or spend ("Lead a good life")
▸ verb: cause to undertake a certain action
▸ verb: travel in front of; go in advance of others
▸ verb: take somebody somewhere ("We lead him to our chief")
▸ verb: be in charge of
▸ verb: be conducive to ("The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing")
▸ verb: lead, extend, or afford access
▸ verb: cause something to pass or lead somewhere
▸ verb: lead, as in the performance of a composition
▸ verb: move ahead (of others) in time or space
▸ verb: result in
▸ verb: preside over
▸ verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
▸ Also see led
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to lead
▸ Usage examples for lead
▸ Idioms related to lead (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing lead
▸ Words that often appear near lead
▸ Rhymes of lead
▸ Invented words related to lead
▸ noun: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge ("The lead was in the dummy")
▸ noun: a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead') ("He takes the lead in any group")
▸ noun: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
▸ noun: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
▸ noun: an advantage held by a competitor in a race ("He took the lead at the last turn")
▸ noun: evidence pointing to a possible solution ("The police are following a promising lead")
▸ noun: the introductory section of a story ("It was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter")
▸ noun: a news story of major importance
▸ noun: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base ("He took a long lead off first")
▸ 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)
▸ noun: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray ("The children were playing with lead soldiers")
▸ noun: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
▸ noun: an indication of potential opportunity ("A good lead for a job")
▸ noun: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire ("It was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads")
▸ noun: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
▸ noun: an actor who plays a principal role
▸ verb: tend to or result in ("This remark lead to further arguments among the guests")
▸ verb: be ahead of others; be the first
▸ verb: pass or spend ("Lead a good life")
▸ verb: cause to undertake a certain action
▸ verb: travel in front of; go in advance of others
▸ verb: take somebody somewhere ("We lead him to our chief")
▸ verb: be in charge of
▸ verb: be conducive to ("The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing")
▸ verb: lead, extend, or afford access
▸ verb: cause something to pass or lead somewhere
▸ verb: lead, as in the performance of a composition
▸ verb: move ahead (of others) in time or space
▸ verb: result in
▸ verb: preside over
▸ verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
▸ Also see led
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to lead
▸ Usage examples for lead
▸ Idioms related to lead (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing lead
▸ Words that often appear near lead
▸ Rhymes of lead
▸ Invented words related to lead