leads

lead

• n.
  • a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

    "the children were playing with lead soldiers"

    同义词：Pbatomic number 82

  • an advantage held by a competitor in a race

    "he took the lead at the last turn"

  • evidence pointing to a possible solution

    "the police are following a promising lead"

    同义词：tracktrail

  • a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead')

    "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"

  • the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
  • the introductory section of a story

    "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"

    同义词：lead-inlede

  • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
  • an actor who plays a principal role

    同义词：starprincipal

  • (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base

    "he took a long lead off first"

  • an indication of potential opportunity

    "a good lead for a job"

    同义词：tipsteerconfidential informationwindhint

  • a news story of major importance

    同义词：lead story

  • the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine

    同义词：spark advance

  • restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

    同义词：leashtether

  • thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

    同义词：leading

  • mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

    同义词：pencil lead

  • a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

    "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"

    同义词：jumper cablejumper leadbooster cable

  • the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge

    "the lead was in the dummy"

• v.
  • take somebody somewhere

    "We lead him to our chief"

    同义词：takedirectconductguide

  • have as a result or residue

    同义词：leaveresult

  • tend to or result in

    "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"

  • travel in front of; go in advance of others

    同义词：head

  • cause to undertake a certain action
  • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

    同义词：rungopassextend

  • be in charge of

    同义词：head

  • be ahead of others; be the first

    同义词：top

  • be conducive to

    "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

    同义词：contributeconduce

  • lead, as in the performance of a composition

    同义词：conductdirect

  • pass or spend

    "lead a good life"

  • lead, extend, or afford access

    同义词：go

  • move ahead (of others) in time or space

    同义词：precede

  • cause something to pass or lead somewhere

    同义词：run

  • preside over

    同义词：moderatechair