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noun : LEAD
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn" ;
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2. (
) 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" ;
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4. (
) a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (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" ;
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5. (
) the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) ;
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7. (
) (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning ;
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8. (
) an actor who plays a principal role ;
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9. (
) (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first" ;
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11. (
) a news story of major importance ;
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12. (
) the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine ;
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15. (
) mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil ;
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16. (
) a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" ;
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17. (
) the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy" ;
verb : LEAD
Source:WordNet 3.1
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3. (
) tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" ;
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5. (
) cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" ;
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6. (
) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" ;
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9. (
) be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" ;
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14. (
) preside over; "John moderated the discussion" ;
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