Definition of Lead

  • 1. An advantage held by a competitor in a race Noun
  • 2. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey Noun
  • 3. Evidence pointing to a possible solution Noun
  • 4. A position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase take the lead') Noun
  • 5. 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
  • 6. The introductory section of a story Noun
  • 7. (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning Noun
  • 8. An actor who plays a principal role Noun
  • 9. (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base Noun
  • 10. An indication of potential opportunity Noun
  • 11. A news story of major importance Noun
  • 12. The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine Noun
  • 13. Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal Noun
  • 14. Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing Noun
  • 15. Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil Noun
  • 16. A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire Noun
  • 17. The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge Noun
  • 18. Take somebody somewhere Verb
  • 19. Produce as a result or residue Verb
  • 20. Tend to or result in Verb
  • 21. Travel in front of; go in advance of others Verb
  • 22. Cause to undertake a certain action Verb
  • 23. Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point Verb
  • 24. Be in charge of Verb
  • 25. Be ahead of others; be the first Verb
  • 26. Be conducive to Verb
  • 27. Lead, as in the performance of a composition Verb
  • 28. Lead, extend, or afford access Verb
  • 29. Move ahead (of others) in time or space Verb
  • 30. Cause something to pass or lead somewhere Verb
  • 31. Preside over Verb

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