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lead | cause to undertake a certain action | |
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contribute, lead, conduce | be conducive to | |
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moderate, lead, chair | preside over | |
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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) | |
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lead, head | travel in front of; go in advance of others | |
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leash, lead, tether | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | |
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lead | an advantage held by a competitor in a race | |
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V2 |
head, lead | be in charge of | |
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V1 |
run, extend, lead, go, pass | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point | |
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conduct, lead, direct, run, manage, supervise, oversee, belead | [in music] lead, as in the performance of a composition | |
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lead, leading | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | |
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take, lead, guide, direct, conduct | take somebody somewhere | |
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lead, Pb, atomic number 82 | a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey | |
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lead | a position of leadership | |
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lead, jumper cable, jumper lead, booster cable | a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire | |
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V1, V2 |
lead, precede | move ahead (of others) in time or space | |
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V1 |
lead, top | be ahead of others; be the first | |
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V1 |
lead | tend to or result in | |
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lead | [in baseball] the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base | |
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lead, spark advance | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine | |
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tip, wind, lead, steer, confidential information, hint | an indication of potential opportunity | |
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lead, lead-in, lede | the introductory section of a story | |
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star, principal, lead | an actor who plays a principal role | |
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result, lead, leave | have as a result or residue | |
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front, first, fore, lead | relating to or located in the front | |
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lead | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge | |
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lead, lead story | a news story of major importance | |
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lead, go | lead, extend, or afford access | |
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lead, pencil lead | mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil | |
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lead | [in sport] the score by which a team or individual is winning | |
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lead, track, trail | evidence pointing to a possible solution | |
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run, lead | cause something to pass or lead somewhere |