lead - 32 definitions |
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| 1. | lead -- an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn" |
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| 2. | lead -- 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" |
| synonyms: Pb, atomic number 82 |
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| 3. | lead -- evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" |
| synonyms: track, trail |
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| 4. | 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" |
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| 5. | 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) |
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| 6. | lead -- the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" |
| synonyms: lead-in, lede |
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| 7. | lead -- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning |
| antonyms: deficit -- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing |
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| 8. | star -- an actor who plays a principal role |
| synonyms: star, principal |
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| 9. | lead -- (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first" |
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| 10. | tip -- an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" |
| synonyms: tip, steer, confidential information, wind, hint |
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| 11. | lead -- a news story of major importance |
| synonyms: lead story |
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| 12. | spark advance -- the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine |
| synonyms: spark advance |
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| 13. | leash -- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal |
| synonyms: leash, tether |
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| 14. | lead -- thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing |
| synonyms: leading |
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| 15. | lead -- mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil |
| synonyms: pencil lead |
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| 16. | jumper cable -- a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" |
| synonyms: jumper cable, jumper lead, booster cable |
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| 17. | lead -- the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy" |
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| - verb |
| 18. | lead -- take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| synonyms: take, direct, conduct, guide |
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| 19. | leave -- have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
| synonyms: leave, result |
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| 20. | lead -- tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
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| 21. | lead -- travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" |
| synonyms: head |
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| 22. | lead -- cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" |
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| 23. | run -- 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" |
| synonyms: run, go, pass, extend |
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| 24. | head -- be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" |
| synonyms: head |
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| 25. | lead -- be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" |
| synonyms: top |
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| 26. | contribute -- be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" |
| synonyms: contribute, conduce |
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| 27. | conduct -- lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
| synonyms: conduct, direct |
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| 28. | go -- lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" |
| synonyms: go |
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| 29. | precede -- move ahead (of others) in time or space |
| synonyms: precede |
| antonyms: follow -- to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" |
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| 30. | run -- cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" |
| synonyms: run |
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| 31. | moderate -- preside over; "John moderated the discussion" |
| synonyms: moderate, chair |
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| 32. | lead, led -- to show the way to by going in advance |
| synonyms: led, fugle, leads, unled, leaded |
| Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language |
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