Lead (Noun)
Meaning 1
An actor who plays a principal role.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 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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Nouns denoting substances.
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Meaning 3
Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 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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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 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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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Meaning 6
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning.
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 7
Evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 8
The introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 9
Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 10
A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 11
(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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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 12
Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 13
An advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 14
A news story of major importance.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 15
The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 16
An indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 17
The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.