LEAD
Definition of LEAD
- (verb)take somebody somewhere
- (verb)produce as a result or residue
- (verb)tend to or result in
- (verb)travel in front of; go in advance of others
- (verb)cause to undertake a certain action
- (verb)stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (verb)be in charge of
- (verb)be ahead of others; be the first
- (verb)be conducive to
- (verb)lead, as in the performance of a composition
- (verb)lead, extend, or afford access
- (verb)move ahead (of others) in time or space
- (verb)cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- (verb)preside over
- (noun)an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- (noun)evidence pointing to a possible solution
- (noun)a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
- (noun)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)the introductory section of a story
- (noun)(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
- (noun)an actor who plays a principal role
- (noun)(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- (noun)an indication of potential opportunity
- (noun)a news story of major importance
- (noun)the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- (noun)restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- (noun)thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- (noun)a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
- (noun)the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
- (noun)a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
- (noun)mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil