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Example:
Lead -
a. (meaning) - to go first with followers behind
(Example) I will lead you to the Calvary.
b. (meaning) - a type of metal
(Example) A lead is highly malleable metal.
1. Watch
a. (meaning) - look or see
(Example)
b. (meaning) - a timepiece worn on the wrist
(Example)
2. Present
a. (meaning) - a thing given to someone as a gift
(Example)
b. (meaning) - the opposite of absent
(Example)​


Sagot :

Definition of lead (Entry 1 of 5)

transitive verb

1a: to guide on a way especially by going in advance

led the officers to his hiding place

b: to direct on a course or in a direction

a road leading the traveler to the heart of the city

c: to serve as a channel for

a pipe leads water to the house

2: to go through : LIVE

lead a quiet life

3a(1): to direct the operations, activity, or performance of

lead an orchestra

(2): to have charge of

lead a campaign

(3): to suggest to (a witness) the answer desired by asking leading questions

counsel is leading this witness, putting words in her mouth

— Erle Stanley Gardner

b(1): to go at the head of

lead a parade

(2): to be first in or among

lead the league

(3): to have a margin over

led his opponent

4: to bring to some conclusion or condition

led to believe otherwise

5: to begin play with

lead trumps

6a: to aim in front of (a moving object)

lead a duck

b: to pass a ball or puck just in front of (a moving teammate)

intransitive verb

1a: to guide someone or something along a way

You lead and we'll follow.

b: to lie, run, or open in a specified place or direction

path leads uphill

c: to guide a dance partner through the steps of a dance

2a: to be first

This state leads in population.

b(1): BEGIN, OPEN

will lead off with a Christmas story

— Richard Bissell

(2): to play the first card of a trick, round, or game

3: to tend toward or have a result

study leading to a degree

4: to direct the first of a series of blows at an opponent in boxing

lead one down the garden path or less commonly lead one up the garden path

: HOODWINK, DECEIVE

I'd rather he be disappointed with the truth rather than lead him down the garden path

— Harold Robbins

lead noun (1)

\ ˈlēd \

Definition of lead (Entry 2 of 5)

1a(1): LEADERSHIP

look to the president for a unifying lead

— D. W. Brogan

(2): EXAMPLE, PRECEDENT

followed the lead of the majority leader in voting

b(1): position at the front : VANGUARD

The runner from Kenya was in the lead for most of the race.

(2): INITIATIVE

took the lead in fighting the measure

(3): the act or privilege of playing first in a card game

Your partner has the lead.

also : the card or suit played first

His lead was the ace.

c: a margin or measure of advantage or superiority or position in advance

enjoys a good lead over all competitors

2: one that leads: such as

a: LODE sense 2

b: a channel of water especially through a field of ice

c: INDICATION, CLUE

The detectives had a few leads to follow.

d: a principal role in a dramatic production

She was the romantic lead in the movie.

also : one who plays such a role

e: LEASH sense 1

train a dog to walk on a lead

f(1): an introductory section of a news story : LEDE

edit the lead to grab the reader's attention

(2): a news story of chief importance

The story of his arrest was the lead in newspapers across the country.

3: an insulated electrical conductor connected to an electrical device

4: the course of a rope from end to end

5: the amount of axial (see AXIAL sense 2a) advance of a point accompanying a complete turn of a thread (as of a screw or worm)

6: a position taken by a base runner off a base toward the next

The runner on first took a big lead.

7: the first punch of a series or an exchange of punches in boxing

lead adjective

\ ˈlēd \

Definition of lead (Entry 3 of 5)

: acting or serving as a lead (see LEAD entry 2) or leader

a lead article

lead noun (2), often attributive

\ ˈled \

Definition of lead (Entry 4 of 5)

1: a soft, heavy, metallic element with atomic number 82 found mostly in combination and used especially in alloys, batteries, and shields against sound, vibration, or radiation

— see CHEMICAL ELEMENTS TABLE

2a: a plummet for sounding at sea

bleads plural, British : a usually flat lead roof

cleads plural : lead framing for panes in windows

d: a thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

3a: a thin stick of marking substance (such as graphite) in or for a pencil

b: WHITE LEAD

4: BULLETS, PROJECTILES

5: TETRAETHYL LEAD

lead verb (2)

\ ˈled \

leaded; leading; leads

Definition of lead (Entry 5 of 5)

transitive verb

1: to cover, line, or weight with lead (see LEAD entry 4)

2: to fix (window glass) in position with leads

3: to put space between the lines of (typeset matter)

4: to treat or mix with lead or a lead compound

leaded gasoline