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Definition of 'lead' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) lead
to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort; guide:
to lead a group on a hike.

2.  lead
to conduct by holding and guiding:
to lead a horse by a rope.

3.  lead
to influence or induce; cause:
What led her to change her mind?

4.  lead
to guide in direction, course, action, opinion, etc.; bring:
You can lead him around to your point of view.

5.  lead
to go through or pass (time, life, etc.):
to lead a full life.

6.  lead
to conduct or bring (water, wire, etc.) in a particular course.

7.  lead
(of a road, passage, etc.) to serve to bring (a person) to a place:
The next street will lead you to the post office.

8.  lead
to take or bring:
The visitors were led into the senator's office.

9.  lead
to be in control or command of; direct:
He led the British forces during the war.

10.  lead
to go at the head of or in advance of (a procession, list, body, etc.); proceed first in:
The mayor will lead the parade.

11.  lead
to be superior to; have the advantage over:
The first baseman leads his teammates in runs batted in.

12.  lead
to have top position or first place in:
Iowa leads the nation in corn production.

13.  lead
to have the directing or principal part in:
Who is going to lead the discussion?

14.  lead
to act as leader of (an orchestra, band, etc.); conduct.

15.  lead
to begin a hand in a card game with (a card or suit specified).

16.  lead
to aim and fire a weapon ahead of (a moving target) in order to allow for the travel of the target while the missile is reaching it.

17. (v.i.) lead
to act as a guide; show the way.

18.  lead
to afford passage to a place:
That path leads directly to the house.

19.  lead
to go first; be in advance.

20.  lead
to result in; tend toward (usu. fol. by to):
The incident led to her resignation.

21.  lead
to take the directing or principal part.

22.  lead
to take the offensive.

23.  lead
to make the first play in a card game.

24.  lead
to be led or submit to being led, as a horse.

25.  lead
(of a runner in baseball) to leave a base before the delivery of a pitch (often fol. by away).

26.  lead
lead off,

27.  lead
to begin; start.

28.  lead
Baseball. to be the first player in the batting order or the first batter in an inning.

29.  lead
lead on,

30.  lead
to mislead.

31. (n.) lead
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
to take the lead in the race.

32.  lead
the extent of such an advance position.

33.  lead
a person or thing that leads.

34.  lead
a leash.

35.  lead
a suggestion or piece of information that helps to direct or guide; tip; clue.

36.  lead
a guide or indication of a road, course, method, etc., to follow.

37.  lead
precedence; example; leadership.

38.  lead
the principal part in a play.

39.  lead
the person who plays it.

40.  lead
the act or right of playing first in a card game.

41.  lead
the card, suit, etc., so played.

42.  lead
the opening paragraph of a newspaper story, serving as a summary.

43.  lead
an often flexible and insulated single conductor, as a wire, used in electrical connections.

44.  lead
the act of taking the offensive.

45.  lead
Naut.

46.  lead
the direction of a rope, wire, or chain.

47.  lead
an open channel through a field of ice.

48.  lead
the act of aiming a weapon ahead of a moving target.

49.  lead
the distance ahead of a moving target that a weapon must be aimed in order to hit it.

50. (adj.) lead
most important; principal; leading; first:
a lead editorial.

51.  lead
(of a runner in baseball) nearest to scoring.

52. (n.) lead
a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable, bluish-gray metal, sometimes found in its natural state but usu. combined as a sulfide, esp. in galena.

53.  lead
something made of this metal or of one of its alloys.

54.  lead
a plummet or mass of lead suspended by a line, as for taking soundings.

55.  lead
bullets shot.

56.  lead
black lead or graphite.

57.  lead
a small stick of graphite, as used in pencils.

58.  lead
a grooved bar of lead in which sections of glass are set, as in stained-glass windows.

59.  lead
Brit. a flat lead roof.

60. (v.t.) lead
to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or a compound.

61.  lead
to insert leading between lines of type.

62.  lead
to fix (window glass) in position with leads.


Definition of 'lead' Princeton's WordNet 

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 possible solution
"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"

5. (noun) lead
the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)

6. (noun) lead, lead-in, lede
the introductory section of a story
"it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"

7. (noun) lead
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning

8. (noun) star, principal, lead
an actor who plays a principal role

9. (noun) lead
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner 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 potential opportunity
"he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

11. (noun) lead, lead story
a news story of major importance

12. (noun) spark advance, lead
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine

13. (noun) leash, tether, lead
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

14. (noun) lead, leading
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

15. (noun) lead, pencil lead
mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

16. (noun) jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cable
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
"it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"

17. (verb) lead
the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
"the lead was in the dummy"

18. (verb) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
take somebody somewhere
"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 lead somewhere
"Run the wire behind the cabinet"

31. (verb) moderate, chair, lead
preside over
"John moderated the discussion"


Definition of 'lead' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) lead
≠ follow
She led the horse by the reins into the barn.; You lead in your car, and I'll follow.

2.  lead
to go or take to or toward
The road leads south out of the city.; A jungle path leads you to the campsite.; a wire leading into the wall

3.  lead
to be first or ahead of others in a competition, election, etc.
The Patriots are leading by three games in the league.; The country leads the world in automobile exports.

4.  lead
to cause, or to have a particular result
His discovery led him to stop believing in God.; All the evidence leads to the conclusion that he is guilty.

5.  lead
to be in charge or in control of sth
She has led the company for nine years.; The general led the attack.

6.  lead
lead a ... life/lifestyle/existence
to live in a particular way
Hollywood stars leading extravagant lifestyles

7.  lead
lead the way
to go in front to show sb how to get somewhere
We left with Brian leading the way.

8.  lead
to be the first to do sth
This country should be leading the way in green technology.

9.  lead
take/lose the lead
to gain/lose the first position
The polls show the Republican taking the lead.

10.  lead
the amount of time, number of points, etc. sb is winning by; = advantage
a lead of 10 points; the team's big lead in the first half of the game

11.  lead
information that can help you learn more about sth; = clue
several new leads in the murder case

12.  lead
take the lead
to do sth so that others also do it
a company that has taken the lead in cutting prices

13.  lead
an electrical cord or cable
an electrical lead

14.  lead
leash

15. (noun) lead
a soft gray metal that is a chemical element
lead pipes

16.  lead
the dark part of a pencil that makes marks
The lead broke.


Definition of 'lead' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) lead
one of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets, etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena, lead sulphide

2. (noun) lead
an article made of lead or an alloy of lead

3. (noun) lead
a plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea

4. (noun) lead
a thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing

5. (noun) lead
sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates

6. (noun) lead
a small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils

7. (noun) lead
the act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another

8. (noun) lead
precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second

9. (noun) lead
the act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as, your partner has the lead

10. (noun) lead
an open way in an ice field

11. (noun) lead
a lode

12. (noun) lead
the course of a rope from end to end

13. (noun) lead
the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke

14. (noun) lead
the distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment

15. (noun) lead
the action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet

16. (verb) lead
to cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle

17. (verb) lead
to place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter

18. (verb) lead
to guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man

19. (verb) lead
to guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, esp. by going with or going in advance of. Hence, figuratively: To direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to lead a traveler; to lead a pupil

20. (verb) lead
to conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party

21. (verb) lead
to go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages

22. (verb) lead
to draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure; as, to lead one to espouse a righteous cause

23. (verb) lead
to guide or conduct one's self in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course)

24. (verb) lead
to begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps; the double five was led

25. (verb) lead
to guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; -- used in most of the senses of lead, v. t

26. (verb) lead
to tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices


Definition of 'lead' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  lead
A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.19, symbol Pb. (Dorland, 28th)


Translation of 'lead' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction
Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: lei Arabic flag Arabic: يَقود Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: водя
Brazilian flag Brazilian: levar Czech flag Czech: vést; přimět German flag German: führen
Danish flag Danish: lede; føre Greek flag Greek: οδηγώ, καθοδηγώ Spanish flag Spanish: llevar, conducir
Estonian flag Estonian: juhtima Farsi flag Farsi: راهنمایی کردن Finnish flag Finnish: johtaa
French flag French: conduire, mener Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהוֹבִיל, לְהוֹלִיך Hindi flag Hindi: मार्ग दिखाना
Croatian flag Croatian: voditi, navesti Hungarian flag Hungarian: vezet, irányít Indonesian flag Indonesian: menuntun
Icelandic flag Icelandic: leiða, vera í fararbroddi Italian flag Italian: condurre, portare Japanese flag Japanese: 導く
Korean flag Korean: 안내하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: vesti, vadovauti, skatint Latvian flag Latvian: vest; vadīt
Malay flag Malay: memandu Dutch flag Dutch: leiden Norwegian flag Norwegian: lede, leie; føre
Polish flag Polish: prowadzić, wieść Persian flag Persian: راهنمایی کردن Pashto flag Pashto: لارښوونه كول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: levar Russian flag Russian: вести Slovak flag Slovak: viesť; priviesť
Slovenian flag Slovenian: (pri)peljati Serbian flag Serbian: navesti Swedish flag Swedish: leda
Thai flag Thai: นำ Turkish flag Turkish: yol göstermek, götürmek Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 引導
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вести, приводити Urdu flag Urdu: ہدایت دینا Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: dẫn đường; hướng dẫn
Chinese flag Chinese: 引导

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