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Lead

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Meaning

Noun

●
In Lead & Metals:
A
,
,
, having a
,
, but
; both
and
, though with little
. It is
,
with other
, and is an
of
and
. Atomic number 82,
Pb (from Latin plumbum).
●
In Nautical:
A
or
of lead
to a
, used in
or (dated) to
in knots.
●
A
of
, used to
of type in printing.
●
In Typography:
Vertical
a
or between
of
. Also known as leading.
●
Sheets or
of lead used as a
for roofs.
●
A
with
or
plates.
●
In Carbon:
A
of
used in pencils.
●
bullets; ammunition.
●
In Medicine:
X-ray
with lead.
●
The
of
or
;
;
, course
●
Precedence;
; also, the
of
; the
in a
; the
in
in an
.
●
In British English:
An
for
and equipment.
●
In Baseball:
The
where a
from a
while
the
to be thrown.
●
In Card games & Dominoes:
The
or right of
first in
or round; the
, or
, so played
●
In Acting & Theater:
The main role in a
or
; the lead role.
●
In Acting & People:
The
who
the main role; lead
.
●
In Business:
The person
of a project or a
etc.
●
A
of
in an
field.
●
In Mining:
A lode.
●
In Nautical:
The
of a
from end to end.
●
A
,
, or
with which to lead an
; a leash
●
In a
, the
of
which is
by the
, for the
or
of
, at the
when the
is at
its stroke.
●
The
of
, as from a
to an embankment.
●
The
of a
, such as a
of a
, in
another
or a pallet.
●
Hypothesis that has not been pursued
●
Information
by a
or
that allows him or her to
further
about a
or incident.
●
In Marketing:
Potential
for a
or
, a potential customer.
●
Information
by a
about an
or
that allows him or her to
more details.
●
In Curling:
The
who
the first two
for a team.
●
In Newspapers & People:
A
; a
; the
of a
,
who, what, when, where, why
. (Sometimes
as
for this
to
ambiguity.)
●
An important
that
on the
of a
or at the
of a
broadcast
●
In Engineering:
The
a
. It is
to the
the number of starts.
●
In Music & People:
In a
, the person who
the
, usually the second tenor
●
In Music:
The
by one
part of a
to be
by the other parts.
●
In Music:
A
or a
part,
a
,
as a
for the
of others.
●
In Engineering:
The
above a
in the
between two
,
a
, on the same shaft.
●
The
between the
the
of a continuous-current
and the
between the poles.
●
The
of the current
an
beyond that of the
it.

Verb

●
To
,
, or
with lead.
●
In Printing:
To place
between the
of.
●
  • To
    or conduct.
  • To
    or
    with the
    , or
    some physical
    connection.
  • To
    or
    in a certain
    , or to a certain place or end, by making
    known; to
    , especially by
    or going
    , to lead a
    ; to
    somebody somewhere or to
    somebody somewhere
    instructions.
  • To
    ; to
    ; to instruct
  • To
    or
    with
    ; to have
    or
    of; to
    , especially a
    or business unit.
  • To
    or
    in, through, or along (a certain
    ); hence, to
    ; to
    the
    or
    of; to
    ; to
    . Also, to cause (one) to
    or
    in (a certain
    ).
    • ●
    To
    or
    , as by
    , going before,
    ,
    ,
    with
    , etc.; to have
    or
    ; to be first or
    ; — used in most of the
    of the
    verb.
    ●
  • To
    , to be ahead.
  • To go or to be
    ; to
    ; hence, to be
    or
    among.
  • To
    or out,
    first; to begin.
  • To be more
    in technology or business than others.
    • ●
    In Card games, Dominoes & Sports:
  • To
    , to be ahead.
  • To
    , round, or
    , with
    • ●
    In Sports:
  • To
    , to be ahead.
  • To be
    others, e.g; in a race.
  • To have the
    in a game.
  • To
    a
    ,
    the
    may
    the
    as it passes.
    • ●
    In Baseball & Sports:
  • To
    , to be ahead.
  • To
    and
    towards the next
    .
    • ●
    In Climbing & Sports:
  • To
    , to be ahead.
  • Lead climb.
    • ●
    To
    or
    by influence, whether good or
    ; to
    on; to
    ; to
    ; to allure
    ●
    To
    or
    in a certain
    , or to a certain place.
    ●
    To
    (with to).
    ●
  • Misspelling of led.
    • ●
    To
    or experience (a particular way of life).

    Adj

    ●
    Foremost.
    ●
    Main,
    ,
    , first,
    , foremost.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    lead
    English
    arrow
    leed
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    arrow
    lead
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    leode
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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