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lead
English
- 🔊 the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge“the lead was in the dummy”
- 🔊 a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')“he takes the lead in any group”
- 🔊 mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness
- 🔊 thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- 🔊 an advantage held by a competitor in a race“he took the lead at the last turn”
- 🔊 evidence pointing to a possible solution“the police are following a promising lead”
- 🔊 the introductory section of a story“it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter”
- 🔊 a news story of major importance
- 🔊 (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base“he took a long lead off first”
- 🔊 (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
- 🔊 the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
- 🔊 a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element“the children were playing with lead soldiers”
- 🔊 the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- 🔊 an indication of potential opportunity“he got a tip on the stock market”
- 🔊 a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire“it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads”
- 🔊 restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- 🔊 an actor who plays a principal role
- 🔊 cause to undertake a certain action“Her greed led her to forge the checks”
- 🔊 travel in front of“The procession was headed by John”
- 🔊 take somebody somewhere“We lead him to our chief”
- 🔊 tend to or result in“This remark lead to further arguments among the guests”
- 🔊 be ahead of others“she topped her class every year”
- 🔊 lead, as in the performance of a composition“conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years”
- 🔊 move ahead (of others) in time or space
- 🔊 be in charge of“Who is heading this project?”
- 🔊 be conducive to“The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing”
- 🔊 lead, extend, or afford access“This door goes to the basement”
- 🔊 cause something to pass or lead somewhere“Run the wire behind the cabinet”
- 🔊 preside over“John moderated the discussion”
- 🔊 produce as a result or residue“The water left a mark on the silk dress”
- 🔊 stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope“Service runs all the way to Cranbury”
Spanish
- 🔊 comandar to lead
- 🔊 encartar to lead
- 🔊 inducir to lead
- 🔊 liderar to lead
- 🔊 mandar to lead
- 🔊 corifeo lead, guide
- 🔊 escandallo lead, sounder
- 🔊 empezar to lead, to open
- 🔊 encabezar to lead, to head
- 🔊 llevar to lead, to drive
- 🔊 guiar to lead, to conduct
- 🔊 puntear to lead, to lead climb
- 🔊 dirigir to lead, guide, conduct
- 🔊 mandar to lead, be in charge, command