1. (noun)lead an advantage held by a competitor in a race "he took the lead at the last turn"
2. (noun)lead, Pb, atomic number 82 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"
3. (noun)lead, track, trail evidence pointing to a possiblesolution "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
4. (noun)lead 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"
9. (noun)lead (baseball) the position taken by a baserunner preparing to advance to the next base "he took a long lead off first"
10. (noun)tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint an indication of potentialopportunity "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
16. (noun)jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cable a jumper that consists of a shortpiece of wire "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
18. (verb)lead, take, direct, conduct, guide takesomebodysomewhere "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
19. (verb)leave, result, lead have as a result or residue "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
20. (verb)lead tend to or result in
"This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
21. (verb)lead, head travel in front of; go in advance of others
"The procession was headed by John"
22. (verb)lead cause to undertake a certain action "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
23. (verb)run, go, pass, lead, extend 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"
24. (verb)head, lead be in charge of
"Who is heading this project?"
25. (verb)lead, top be ahead of others; be the first "she topped her class every year"
26. (verb)contribute, lead, conduce be conducive to
"The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
27. (verb)conduct, lead, direct lead, as in the performance of a composition "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
28. (verb)go, lead lead, extend, or afford access "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
29. (verb)precede, lead move ahead (of others) in time or space
30. (verb)run, lead cause something to pass or leadsomewhere "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
31. (verb)moderate, chair, lead preside over "John moderated the discussion"
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