Lead Meaning
There are 31 meaning(s) for word Lead
Meaning 2 : the introductory section of a story
Example : it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter
Synonyms : lead-in, lede
Example : it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter
Synonyms : lead-in, lede
Meaning 3 : take somebody somewhere
Example : We lead him to our chief
Synonyms : conduct, direct, guide, take
Example : We lead him to our chief
Synonyms : conduct, direct, guide, take
Meaning 5 : be conducive to
Example : The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
Synonyms : conduce, contribute
Example : The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
Synonyms : conduce, contribute
Meaning 7 : a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
Example : it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads
Synonyms : booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead
Example : it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads
Synonyms : booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead
Meaning 8 : a news story of major importance
Synonyms : lead story
Synonyms : lead story
Meaning 13 : a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
Example : the children were playing with lead soldiers
Synonyms : atomic number 82, pb
Example : the children were playing with lead soldiers
Synonyms : atomic number 82, pb
Meaning 15 : stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Synonyms : extend, go, pass, run
Synonyms : extend, go, pass, run
Meaning 18 : evidence pointing to a possible solution
Example : the police are following a promising lead
Synonyms : track, trail
Example : the police are following a promising lead
Synonyms : track, trail
Meaning 20 : restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
Synonyms : leash, tether
Synonyms : leash, tether
Meaning 21 : the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
Synonyms : spark advance
Synonyms : spark advance
Meaning 22 : an indication of potential opportunity
Example : a good lead for a job
Synonyms : confidential information, hint, steer, tip, wind
Example : a good lead for a job
Synonyms : confidential information, hint, steer, tip, wind
Meaning 23 : mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
Synonyms : pencil lead
Synonyms : pencil lead
Meaning 24 : an advantage held by a competitor in a race
Example : he took the lead at the last turn
Example : he took the lead at the last turn
Meaning 25 : a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
Example : he takes the lead in any group,we were just waiting for someone to take the lead,they didn't follow our lead
Example : he takes the lead in any group,we were just waiting for someone to take the lead,they didn't follow our lead
Meaning 26 : (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
Example : he took a long lead off first
Example : he took a long lead off first
Meaning 27 : cause to undertake a certain action
Meaning 28 : (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
Meaning 29 : tend to or result in
Example : This remark lead to further arguments among the guests
Example : This remark lead to further arguments among the guests
Meaning 30 : the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
Meaning 31 : the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
Example : the lead was in the dummy
Example : the lead was in the dummy
Lead Antonyms
How to Pronounce Lead
- lid
- 1 - lɛd
- 2 - lid