LEAD
- to guide by going before or with
- to influence
- to pass (one's life)
- to be or go at the head of
- to be a route to a place
- to be or go first
- to result in
- the position in advance of others
- the extent of such advance
- clue
- the main part in a play
- heavy gray metal
- plummet
- graphite used in pencils
- to move or work faster; hurry up
- to fail to arouse interest, enthusiasm, or support
- to take a sounding with a lead
- to take the initiative; begin
- to be the first player in the batting order or the first batter in an inning
- to induce to follow an unwise course of action; mislead
- to cause or encourage to believe something that is not true
- to make a beginning
- to escort a partner to begin a dance
- to cause someone difficulty by forcing to do irksome or unnecessary things
- to prepare the way for
- to approach (a subject, disclosure, etc.) gradually or evasively
- to guide on a way especially by going in advance
- direct on a course or in a direction
- to cover with lead (a heavy metallic element) [v LEADED, LEADING, LEADS, LED] : LEADABLE [adj] / to show the way to by going in advance [v LEADING, LEADS, LED]
- serve as a channel for a pipe leads water to the house
- go through live lead a quiet life
- direct the operations, activity, or performance of lead an orchestra
- have charge of lead a campaign
- ask (a witness) a question in a way that suggests what the answer should be to ask (a witness) a leading question
- go at the head of lead a parade
- be first in or among lead the league
- have a margin over led his opponent
- bring to some conclusion or condition led to believe otherwise
- begin play with lead trumps
- aim in front of (a moving object) lead a duck
- pass a ball or puck just in front of (a moving teammate)
- guide someone or something along a way
- lie, run, or open in a specified place or direction path leads uphill
- guide a dance partner through the steps of a dance
- be first
- gin open
- play the first card of a trick, round, or game
- tend toward or have a result study leading to a degree
- direct the first of a series of blows at an opponent in boxing
- to go in advance [v -ED, -ING, -S] / to cover with a heavy metallic element [v LEADED or LEADED or LED, LEADING or LEADING, LEADS or LEADS]
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