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ALL meanings of lead

lead
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  • verb without object lead to be led or submit to being led, as a horse: A properly trained horse will lead easily. 1
  • transitive verb lead hold advantage over 1
  • verb without object lead Baseball. (of a base runner) to leave a base before the delivery of a pitch in order to reach the next base more quickly (often followed by away). 1
  • transitive verb lead music: conduct a group 1
  • verb without object lead lead back, to play (a card) from a suit that one's partner led. 1
  • transitive verb lead dance partner: guide 1
  • noun lead Chemistry. a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable, bluish-gray metal, sometimes found in its natural state but usually combined as a sulfide, especially in galena. Symbol: Pb; atomic weight: 207.19; atomic number: 82; specific gravity: 11.34 at 20°C. 1
  • transitivephrasal verb lead bring about 1
  • noun lead something made of this metal or of one of its alloys. 1
  • noun lead a plummet or mass of lead suspended by a line, as for taking soundings. 1
  • noun lead bullets collectively; shot. 1
  • noun lead black lead or graphite. 1
  • noun lead a small stick of graphite, as used in pencils. 1
  • noun lead Also, leading. Printing. a thin strip of type metal or brass less than type-high, used for increasing the space between lines of type. 1
  • noun lead a grooved bar of lead or came in which sections of glass are set, as in stained-glass windows. 1
  • noun lead leads, British. a roof, especially one that is shallow or flat, covered with lead. 1
  • noun lead white lead. 1
  • adjective lead made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound. 1
  • idioms lead get the lead out, Slang. to move or work faster; hurry up. 1
  • idioms lead heave the lead, Nautical. to take a sounding with a lead. 1
  • idioms lead go over like a lead balloon, Slang. to fail to arouse interest, enthusiasm, or support. 1
  • noun lead Cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc., while moving forward. 1
  • noun lead (Uncountable Noun) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum). 0
  • noun lead (Countable Noun) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots. 0
  • noun lead A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing. 0
  • noun lead (Uncountable Noun) (typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading. 0
  • noun lead Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs. 0
  • noun lead (plural leads) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates. 0
  • noun lead (Countable Noun) A thin cylinder of black lead or plumbago (graphite) used in pencils. 0
  • noun lead (Slang) Bullets; ammunition. 0
  • noun lead (Uncountable Noun) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another. 0
  • noun lead (Uncountable Noun) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat’s length, or of half a second; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game. 0
  • noun lead (Countable Noun) An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment. 0
  • noun lead (baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown. 0
  • noun lead (Uncountable Noun) (card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as, your partner has the lead. 0
  • noun lead (Countable Noun) A channel of open water in an ice field. 0
  • noun lead (Countable Noun) (mining) A lode. 0
  • noun lead (nautical) The course of a rope from end to end. 0
  • noun lead A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash. 0
  • noun lead In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke. 0
  • noun lead Charging lead. 0
  • noun lead (civil engineering) The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment. 0
  • noun lead (horology) The action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet. — Claudias Saunier. 0
  • noun lead Hypothesis that has not been pursued. 0
  • noun lead Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident. 0
  • noun lead (marketing) Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer. 0
  • noun lead Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details. 0
  • noun lead (curling) The player who throws the first two rocks for a team. 0
  • noun lead (newspapers) A teaser; a lead-in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why and how. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.). 0
  • noun lead An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast. 0
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