Main entry: lead
Definition: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
Usage: the lead was in the dummy
Main entry: lead
Definition: a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
Usage: he takes the lead in any group; we were just waiting for someone to take the lead; they didn't follow our lead
Main entry: jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cable
Definition: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
Usage: it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads
Main entry: lead, pencil lead
Definition: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
Definition: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
Main entry: lead, leash, tether
Definition: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
Main entry: spark advance, lead
Definition: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
Main entry: lead
Definition: an advantage held by a competitor in a race
Usage: he took the lead at the last turn
Main entry: lead, track, trail
Definition: evidence pointing to a possible solution
Usage: the police are following a promising lead; the trail led straight to the perpetrator
Main entry: lead, lead-in, lede
Definition: the introductory section of a story
Usage: it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter
Main entry: lead, lead story
Definition: a news story of major importance
Main entry: lead, confidential information, wind, tip, steer, hint
Definition: an indication of potential opportunity
Usage: he got a tip on the stock market; a good lead for a job
Main entry: lead
Definition: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
Usage: he took a long lead off first
Main entry: principal, star, lead
Definition: an actor who plays a principal role
Main entry: lead
Definition: (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
Main entry: lead
Definition: the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
Main entry: lead, Pb, atomic number 82
Definition: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
Usage: the children were playing with lead soldiers
Main entry: lead
Definition: cause to undertake a certain action
Usage: Her greed led her to forge the checks
Main entry: lead, moderate, chair
Definition: preside over
Usage: John moderated the discussion
Main entry: direct, conduct, lead
Definition: lead, as in the performance of a composition
Usage: conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
Definition: move ahead (of others) in time or space
Definition: travel in front of; go in advance of others
Usage: The procession was headed by John
Main entry: direct, conduct, guide, lead, take
Definition: take somebody somewhere
Usage: We lead him to our chief; can you take me to the main entrance?; He conducted us to the palace
Definition: be in charge of
Usage: Who is heading this project?
Main entry: lead, conduce, contribute
Definition: be conducive to
Usage: The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
Main entry: lead, leave, result
Definition: have as a result or residue
Usage: The water left a mark on the silk dress; Her blood left a stain on the napkin
Main entry: lead
Definition: tend to or result in
Usage: This remark lead to further arguments among the guests
Main entry: extend, run, lead, go, pass
Definition: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Usage: 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
Definition: lead, extend, or afford access
Usage: This door goes to the basement; The road runs South
Definition: cause something to pass or lead somewhere
Usage: Run the wire behind the cabinet
Definition: be ahead of others; be the first
Usage: she topped her class every year