lead

lead&+{1}
[liːd]
vb
to show the way to (an individual or a group) by going with or ahead
lead the party into the garden
to guide or be guided by holding, pulling, etc
he led the horse by its reins
to cause to act, feel, think, or behave in a certain way; induce; influence
he led me to believe that he would go
to phrase a question to (a witness) that tends to suggest the desired answer
(of a road, route, etc) to serve as the means of reaching a place
to go ahead so as to indicate (esp in the phrase lead the way)
to guide, control, or direct
to lead an army
to direct the course of or conduct (water, a rope or wire, etc) along or as if along a channel
to initiate the action of (something); have the principal part in (something)
to lead a discussion
to go at the head of or have the top position in (something)
he leads his class in geography
to have as the first or principal item
the newspaper led with the royal birth
to play first violin in (an orchestra).(of an instrument or voice) to be assigned an important entry in a piece of music
to direct and guide (one's partner) in a dance
to pass or spend.to cause to pass a life of a particular kind
to tend (to) or result (in)
this will only lead to misery
to initiate a round of cards by putting down (the first card) or to have the right to do this
she led a diamond
to aim at a point in front of (a moving target) in shooting, etc, in order to allow for the time of flight
to make an offensive blow, esp as one's habitual attacking punch
southpaws lead with their right
n
the first, foremost, or most prominent place.(as modifier)
example, precedence, or leadership
the class followed the teacher's lead
an advance or advantage held over others
the runner had a lead of twenty yards
anything that guides or directs; indication; clue
another name for leash
the act or prerogative of playing the first card in a round of cards or the card so played
the principal role in a play, film, etc, or the person playing such a role
the principal news story in a newspaper.the opening paragraph of a news story.(as modifier)
an important entry assigned to one part usually at the beginning of a movement or section
a wire, cable, or other conductor for making an electrical connection
one's habitual attacking punch.a blow made with this
the direction in which a rope runs
a deposit of metal or ore; lode
the firing of a gun, missile, etc, ahead of a moving target to correct for the time of flight of the projectile
See lead off See lead on See lead up to
lead

lead&+{2}
[lɛd]
n
a heavy toxic bluish-white metallic element that is highly malleable: occurs principally as galena and used in alloys, accumulators, cable sheaths, paints, and as a radiation shield. Symbol: Pb; atomic no: 82; atomic wt: 207.2; valency: 2 or 4; relative density: 11.35; melting pt: 327.502°C; boiling pt: 1750°C
a lead weight suspended on a line used to take soundings of the depth of water
lead weights or shot, as used in cartridges, fishing lines, etc
a thin grooved strip of lead for holding small panes of glass or pieces of stained glass
thin sheets or strips of lead used as a roof covering.a flat or low-pitched roof covered with such sheets
a thin strip of type metal used for spacing between lines of hot-metal typeSee reglet
graphite or a mixture containing graphite, clay, etc, used for drawing.a thin stick of this material, esp the core of a pencil
of, consisting of, relating to, or containing lead
vb
to fill or treat with lead
to surround, cover, or secure with lead or leads
to space (type) by use of leads