Definition of lead
led
play \ˈled\;leading
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
- 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 Gardnerb (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 duckb : 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 uphillc : to guide a dance partner through the steps of a dance
lead one down the garden path
or less commonlylead one up the garden path
noun \ˈlēd\
Definition of lead
- 1a (1) : leadershiplook to the president for a unifying lead — D. W. Brogan(2) : example, precedentfollowed the lead of the majority leader in votingb (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 goodlead over all competitors
- 2: one that leads: such asa : lode 2b : a channel of water especially through a field of icec : 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 rolee : leash 1 train a dog to walk on a leadf (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 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
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