lead
Be in charge of.
Lead, extend, or afford access.
Move ahead (of others) in time or space.
Preside over.
Cause something to pass or lead somewhere.
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
Be ahead of others; be the first.
Cause to undertake a certain action.
Tend to or result in.
“This remark lead to further arguments among the guests”
Take somebody somewhere.
“We lead him to our chief”
Produce as a result or residue.
Be conducive to.
“The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing”
Lead, as in the performance of a composition.
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”
An actor who plays a principal role.
Evidence pointing to a possible solution.
“the police are following a promising lead”
Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing.
The introductory section of a story.
“it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter”
Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine.
An indication of potential opportunity.
“a good lead for a job”
Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil.
An advantage held by a competitor in a race.
“he took the lead at the last turn”
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”
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base.
“he took a long lead off first”
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning.
The angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile).
The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.
“the lead was in the dummy”
A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire.
“it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads”
A news story of major importance.