Search results for 'lead¹':

lead¹ verb (led, leading) 1 tr & intr to guide by going in front. 2 to precede. 3 to guide or make someone or something go in a certain direction by holding or pulling with the hand, etc. 4 to guide. 5 to conduct. 6 to induce. 7 to cause to live or experience. 8 tr & intr to direct or be in control (of something). 9 to make someone act, feel or think in a certain way. 10 to live, pass or experience • lead a miserable existence. 11 tr & intr to go or take someone in a certain direction • The road leads to the village. 12 tr & intr to be foremost or first; to be the most important or influential in (a group) in a particular field • They lead the world in engineering. 14 intrans (usually lead with or on) said of a newspaper: to have (a particular story) as its most important article • The tabloids all lead with the latest atrocity. 15 Brit to be the leader of (an orchestra). 16 to conduct liquid along a channel or course. 17 tr & intr, cards to begin a round of cards by playing (the first card, especially of a particular suit). 18 Scots law to adduce. 19 (often lead in) to cart crops to the farmyard. noun 1 an instance of guidance given by leading. 2 the first, leading, or most prominent place; leadership. 3 the amount by which someone or something, etc is in front of others in a race, contest, etc • had a lead of about a metre. 4 a strap or chain for leading or holding a dog, etc. 5 an initial clue or piece of information which might help solve a problem, mystery, etc. 6 the principal part in a play, film, etc; the actor playing this role. 7 the most important story in a newspaper. 8 a precedent or example. 9 precedence. 10 an indication. 11 direction. 12 initiative. 13 a wire or conductor taking electricity from a source to an appliance. 14 cards the act or right of playing first, the first card played or the play of someone who plays first. 15 the first player in some team sports and games. 16 a watercourse leading to a mill. 17 a channel through ice. 18 a main conductor in electrical distribution. lead someone astray to entice them into a wrong or misguided course. lead someone by the nose to force them to follow. lead someone a (merry) dance see under dance. lead someone up the garden path see under garden. lead the life of Riley to have an easy life. lead the way to go first, especially to guide others.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon lædan.

lead¹ verb (led, leading) 1 tr & intr to guide by going in front. 2 to precede. 3 to guide or make someone or something go in a certain direction by holding or pulling with the hand, etc. 4 to guide. 5 to conduct. 6 to induce. 7 to cause to live or experience. 8 tr & intr to direct or be in control (of something). 9 to make someone act, feel or think in a certain way. 10 to live, pass or experience • lead a miserable existence. 11 tr & intr to go or take someone in a certain direction • The road leads to the village. 12 tr & intr to be foremost or first; to be the most important or influential in (a group) in a particular field • They lead the world in engineering. 14 intrans (usually lead with or on) said of a newspaper: to have (a particular story) as its most important article • The tabloids all lead with the latest atrocity. 15 Brit to be the leader of (an orchestra). 16 to conduct liquid along a channel or course. 17 tr & intr, cards to begin a round of cards by playing (the first card, especially of a particular suit). 18 Scots law to adduce. 19 (often lead in) to cart crops to the farmyard. noun 1 an instance of guidance given by leading. 2 the first, leading, or most prominent place; leadership. 3 the amount by which someone or something, etc is in front of others in a race, contest, etc • had a lead of about a metre. 4 a strap or chain for leading or holding a dog, etc. 5 an initial clue or piece of information which might help solve a problem, mystery, etc. 6 the principal part in a play, film, etc; the actor playing this role. 7 the most important story in a newspaper. 8 a precedent or example. 9 precedence. 10 an indication. 11 direction. 12 initiative. 13 a wire or conductor taking electricity from a source to an appliance. 14 cards the act or right of playing first, the first card played or the play of someone who plays first. 15 the first player in some team sports and games. 16 a watercourse leading to a mill. 17 a channel through ice. 18 a main conductor in electrical distribution. lead someone astray to entice them into a wrong or misguided course. lead someone by the nose to force them to follow. lead someone a (merry) dance see under dance. lead someone up the garden path see under garden. lead the life of Riley to have an easy life. lead the way to go first, especially to guide others.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon lædan.

lead¹ verb (led, leading) 1 tr & intr to guide by going in front. 2 to precede. 3 to guide or make someone or something go in a certain direction by holding or pulling with the hand, etc. 4 to guide. 5 to conduct. 6 to induce. 7 to cause to live or experience. 8 tr & intr to direct or be in control (of something). 9 to make someone act, feel or think in a certain way. 10 to live, pass or experience • lead a miserable existence. 11 tr & intr to go or take someone in a certain direction • The road leads to the village. 12 tr & intr to be foremost or first; to be the most important or influential in (a group) in a particular field • They lead the world in engineering. 14 intrans (usually lead with or on) said of a newspaper: to have (a particular story) as its most important article • The tabloids all lead with the latest atrocity. 15 Brit to be the leader of (an orchestra). 16 to conduct liquid along a channel or course. 17 tr & intr, cards to begin a round of cards by playing (the first card, especially of a particular suit). 18 Scots law to adduce. 19 (often lead in) to cart crops to the farmyard. noun 1 an instance of guidance given by leading. 2 the first, leading, or most prominent place; leadership. 3 the amount by which someone or something, etc is in front of others in a race, contest, etc • had a lead of about a metre. 4 a strap or chain for leading or holding a dog, etc. 5 an initial clue or piece of information which might help solve a problem, mystery, etc. 6 the principal part in a play, film, etc; the actor playing this role. 7 the most important story in a newspaper. 8 a precedent or example. 9 precedence. 10 an indication. 11 direction. 12 initiative. 13 a wire or conductor taking electricity from a source to an appliance. 14 cards the act or right of playing first, the first card played or the play of someone who plays first. 15 the first player in some team sports and games. 16 a watercourse leading to a mill. 17 a channel through ice. 18 a main conductor in electrical distribution. lead someone astray to entice them into a wrong or misguided course. lead someone by the nose to force them to follow. lead someone a (merry) dance see under dance. lead someone up the garden path see under garden. lead the life of Riley to have an easy life. lead the way to go first, especially to guide others.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon lædan.