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Lead

verb

(past & past part. led; pres. part. leading)

Take somebody somewhere. Synonyms: conduct, direct, guide, take. "Can you take me to the main entrance?" , "He conducted us to the palace"

Have as a result or residue. Synonyms: leave, result. "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

Tend to or result in.

Travel in front of; go in advance of others. Synonym: head.

Cause to undertake a certain action.

Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. Synonyms: extend, go, pass, run. "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"

Be in charge of. Synonym: head.

Be ahead of others; be the first. Synonym: top.

Be conducive to. Synonyms: conduce, contribute.

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Lead, as in the performance of a composition. Synonyms: conduct, direct.

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Lead, extend, or afford access. Synonym: go. "The road runs South"

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Move ahead (of others) in time or space. Synonym: precede. Antonym: follow.

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Cause something to pass or lead somewhere. Synonym: run.

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Preside over. Synonyms: chair, moderate.

noun

An advantage held by a competitor in a race.

A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey. Synonyms: atomic number 82, Pb.

Evidence pointing to a possible solution. Synonyms: track, trail. "The trail led straight to the perpetrator"

A position of leadership (especially in the phrase 'take the lead'). "We were just waiting for someone to take the lead" , "They didn't follow our 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).

The introductory section of a story. Synonyms: lead-in, lede.

(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning. Antonym: deficit.

An actor who plays a principal role. Synonyms: principal, star.

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

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An indication of potential opportunity. Synonyms: confidential information, hint, steer, tip, wind. "A good lead for a job"

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A news story of major importance. Synonym: lead story.

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The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine. Synonym: spark advance.

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Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal. Synonyms: leash, tether.

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Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing. Synonym: leading.

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Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil. Synonym: pencil lead.

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A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire. Synonyms: booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead.

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The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.

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