lead

Definitions of lead in various dictionaries:

noun - an advantage held by a competitor in a race

noun - a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element

noun - evidence pointing to a possible solution

noun - a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead')

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 - the introductory section of a story

noun - (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning

noun - an actor who plays a principal role

noun - (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base

noun - an indication of potential opportunity

noun - a news story of major importance

noun - the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine

noun - restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

noun - thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

noun - mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness

noun - a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

noun - the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge

verb - take somebody somewhere

verb - have as a result or residue

verb - tend to or result in

verb - travel in front of

verb - cause to undertake a certain action

verb - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope

verb - be in charge of

verb - be ahead of others

verb - be conducive to

verb - lead, as in the performance of a composition

verb - lead, extend, or afford access

verb - move ahead (of others) in time or space

verb - cause something to pass or lead somewhere

verb - preside over

To show the way to by going in advance.

To serve as a route for; take: The path led them to a cemetery.

To be a channel or conduit for (water or electricity, for example).

To guide the behavior or opinion of; induce: led us to believe otherwise.

To direct the performance or activities of: lead an orchestra.

To inspire the conduct of: led the nation in its crisis.

To play a principal or guiding role in: lead a discussion; led the antiwar movement.

To go or be at the head of: The queen led the procession.

To be ahead of: led the runner-up by three strides.

To be foremost in or among: led the field in nuclear research; led her teammates in free throws.

To pass or go through; live: lead an independent life.

To begin or open with, as in games: led an ace.

To guide (a partner) in dancing.

To aim in front of (a moving target).

To be first; be ahead.

To go first as a guide.

To act as commander, director, or guide.

To afford a passage, course, or route: a road that leads over the mountains; a door leading to the pantry.

To tend toward a certain goal or result: a remark that led to further discussion; policies that led to disaster.

To make the initial play, as in a game or contest.

To begin a presentation or an account in a given way: The an noun cer led with the day’s top stories.

To guide a dance partner.

To start a dance step on a specified foot.

To advance a few paces away from one’s base toward the next while the pitcher is in the delivery.

To begin an attack in boxing with a specified hand or punch: led with a right to the body.

The first or foremost position.

One occupying such a position; a leader.

The initiative: took the lead in setting the pace of the project.

The margin by which one holds a position of advantage or superiority: held a lead of nine points at the half.

Information pointing toward a possible solution; a clue: followed a promising lead in the murder case.

An indication of potential opportunity; a tip: a good lead for a job.

Command; leadership: took over the lead of the company.

An example; a precedent: followed his sister’s lead in running for office.

The principal role in a dramatic production.

The person playing such a role.

The introductory portion of a news story.

An important, usually prominently displayed news story.

Games.

The first play.

The prerogative or turn to make the first play: The lead passes to the player on the left.

A card played first in a round.

A position taken by a base runner away from one base in the direction of the next.

A leash.

Geology.

A deposit of gold ore in an old ri verb ed.

See lode (n.

A conductor by which one circuit element is electrically connected to another.

The direction in which a rope runs.

The distance aimed in front of a moving target.

To begin; start.

To be the first batter in an inning.

To keep in a state of expectation or hope; entice.

To mislead; deceive.

To result in by a series of steps: events leading up to the coup.

To proceed toward (a main topic) with preliminary remarks.

Pb A soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element, extracted chiefly from galena and used in containers and pipes for corrosives, solder and type metal, bullets, radiation shielding, paints, and antiknock compounds.

A lead weight suspended by a line, used to make soundings.

Bullets from or for firearms; shot: pumped the target full of lead.

A thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type.

Any of various, often graphitic compositions used as the writing substance in pencils.

A thin stick of such material.

To cover, line, weight, or fill with lead.

To provide space between (lines of type) with leads.

To secure (window glass) with leads.

To start moving or move more rapidly.

verb - to cover with lead (a heavy metallic element)

verb - to show the way to by going in advance

LEAD - Lead is a chemical element with symbol Pb (from the Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common material...