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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, pencil lead | mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil | ||
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lead, go | lead, extend, or afford access | ||
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lead, lead-in, lede | the introductory section of a story | ||
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lead | tend to or result in | ||
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contribute, lead, conduce | be conducive to | ||
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lead, track, trail | evidence pointing to a possible solution | ||
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take, lead, guide, direct, conduct, show | take somebody somewhere | ||
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lead | a position of leadership | ||
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lead | [in sport] the score by which a team or individual is winning | ||
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head, lead | be in charge of | ||
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lead | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge | ||
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run, lead | cause something to pass or lead somewhere | ||
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lead, lead story | a news story of major importance | ||
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lead, precede | move ahead (of others) in time or space | ||
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lead, take | cause to undertake a certain action | ||
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leash, lead, tether | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | ||
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tip, wind, lead, steer, confidential information, hint | an indication of potential opportunity | ||
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lead, top | be ahead of others; be the first | ||
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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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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, spark advance | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine | ||
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conduct, lead, direct | [in music] lead, as in the performance of a composition | ||
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lead | an advantage held by a competitor in a race | ||
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star, principal, lead | an actor who plays a principal role | ||
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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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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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result, lead, leave | have as a result or residue | ||
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lead | to experience a particular way of life | ||
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lead, leading | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | ||
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lead, head | travel in front of; go in advance of others | ||
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moderate, lead, chair | preside over |