ALL meanings of lead
lead
L l - verb lead to have as the first or principal item 0
- verb lead to play first violin in (an orchestra) 0
- verb lead (of an instrument or voice) to be assigned an important entry in a piece of music 0
- verb lead to direct and guide (one's partner) in a dance 0
- verb lead to pass or spend 0
- verb lead to cause to pass a life of a particular kind 0
- verb lead to tend (to) or result (in) 0
- verb lead to initiate a round of cards by putting down (the first card) or to have the right to do this 0
- verb lead to aim at a point in front of (a moving target) in shooting, etc, in order to allow for the time of flight 0
- verb lead to make an offensive blow, esp as one's habitual attacking punch 0
- noun lead the first, foremost, or most prominent place 0
- noun lead (as modifier) 0
- noun lead example, precedence, or leadership 0
- noun lead an advance or advantage held over others 0
- noun lead anything that guides or directs; indication; clue 0
- noun lead the act or prerogative of playing the first card in a round of cards or the card so played 0
- noun lead the principal role in a play, film, etc, or the person playing such a role 0
- noun lead the principal news story in a newspaper 0
- noun lead the opening paragraph of a news story 0
- noun lead an important entry assigned to one part usually at the beginning of a movement or section 0
- noun lead a wire, cable, or other conductor for making an electrical connection 0
- noun lead one's habitual attacking punch 0
- noun lead a blow made with this 0
- noun lead the direction in which a rope runs 0
- noun lead a deposit of metal or ore; lode 0
- noun lead the firing of a gun, missile, etc, ahead of a moving target to correct for the time of flight of the projectile 0
- noun lead a heavy toxic bluish-white metallic element that is highly malleable: occurs principally as galena and used in alloys, accumulators, cable sheaths, paints, and as a radiation shield. Symbol: Pb; atomic no: 82; atomic wt: 207.2; valency: 2 or 4; relative density: 11.35; melting pt: 327.502°C; boiling pt: 1750°C 0
- noun lead a lead weight suspended on a line used to take soundings of the depth of water 0
- noun lead lead weights or shot, as used in cartridges, fishing lines, etc 0
- noun lead a thin grooved strip of lead for holding small panes of glass or pieces of stained glass 0
- noun lead thin sheets or strips of lead used as a roof covering 0
- noun lead a flat or low-pitched roof covered with such sheets 0
- noun lead a thin strip of type metal used for spacing between lines of hot-metal type 0
- noun lead graphite or a mixture containing graphite, clay, etc, used for drawing 0
- noun lead a thin stick of this material, esp the core of a pencil 0
- noun lead of, consisting of, relating to, or containing lead 0
- verb lead to fill or treat with lead 0
- verb lead to surround, cover, or secure with lead or leads 0
- verb lead to space (type) by use of leads 0
- verb transitive lead to show the way to, or direct the course of, by going before or along with; conduct; guide 0
- verb transitive lead to show (the way) in this manner 0
- verb transitive lead to mark the way for 0
- verb transitive lead to guide, or cause to follow one, by physical contact, holding the hand, pulling a rope, etc. 0
- verb transitive lead to conduct (water, steam, rope, etc.) in a certain direction, channel, or the like 0
- verb transitive lead to guide or direct, as by persuasion or influence, to a course of action or thought 0
- verb transitive lead to cause; prompt 0
- verb transitive lead to be the head of 0
- verb transitive lead to proceed at the front of (a parade, etc.) 0
- verb transitive lead to act as chief officer of; command the operations of (a military unit) 0
- verb transitive lead to direct operations of (an expedition, etc.) 0