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lead
noun(lead)the introductory section of a story
Synonyms: lead-in, lede,
Examples:
It was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter.
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verb(lead)take somebody somewhere
Examples:
We lead him to our chief.
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verb(lead)be conducive to
Synonyms: conduce, contribute,
Examples:
The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing.
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noun(lead)a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
Synonyms: booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead,
Examples:
It was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads.
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noun(lead)a news story of major importance
Synonyms: lead story,
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noun(lead)a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
Synonyms: atomic number 82, pb,
Examples:
The children were playing with lead soldiers.
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verb(lead)stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
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noun(lead)evidence pointing to a possible solution
Examples:
The police are following a promising lead.
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noun(lead)restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
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noun(lead)the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
Synonyms: spark advance,
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noun(lead)an indication of potential opportunity
Examples:
A good lead for a job.
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noun(lead)mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
Synonyms: pencil lead,
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noun(lead)an advantage held by a competitor in a race
Examples:
He took the lead at the last turn.
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noun(lead)a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
Examples:
He takes the lead in any group.
We were just waiting for someone to take the lead.
They didn't follow our lead.
We were just waiting for someone to take the lead.
They didn't follow our lead.
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noun(lead)(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
Examples:
He took a long lead off first.
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verb(lead)cause to undertake a certain action
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verb(lead)tend to or result in
Examples:
This remark lead to further arguments among the guests.
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noun(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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noun(lead)the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
Examples:
The lead was in the dummy.