Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Lead and Lead

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lead

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verb \ˈlēd\

Definition of lead


led

play \ˈled\;

leading


  1. transitive verb
  2. 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
  3. 2 :  to go through :  live lead a quiet life
  4. 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
  5. 4 :  to bring to some conclusion or condition led to believe otherwise
  6. 5 :  to begin play with lead trumps
  7. 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)
  8. intransitive verb
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 3 :  to tend toward or have a result study leading to a degree
  12. 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

  1. :  hoodwink, deceive I'd rather he be disappointed with the truth rather than lead him down the garden path — Harold Robbins


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lead

play
noun \ˈlēd\

Definition of lead

  1. 1a (1) :  leadershiplook to the president for a unifying lead — D. W. Brogan(2) :  exampleprecedentfollowed 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. 2:  one that leads: such asa :  lode 2b :  a channel of water especially through a field of icec :  indicationclue 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. 3:  an insulated electrical conductor connected to an electrical device
  4. 4:  the course of a rope from end to end
  5. 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. 6:  a position taken by a base runner off a base toward the next The runner on first took a big lead.
  7. 7:  the first punch of a series or an exchange of punches in boxing


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