Synonym: conduct, direct, escort, guide, head, run. Similar words: plead, leader, lead to, leading, lead up to, take the lead, leadership, lean. Meaning: [lɪːd] 
n. 1. a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey 2. an advantage held by a competitor in a race 3. evidence pointing to a possible solution 4. a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead') 5. the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) 6. the introductory section of a story 7. (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning 8. an actor who plays a principal role 9. (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base 10. an indication of potential opportunity 11. a news story of major importance 12. the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine 13. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal 14. thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing 15. mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil 16. a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire 17. the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge. v. 1. take somebody somewhere 2. have as a result or residue 3. tend to or result in 4. travel in front of; go in advance of others 5. cause to undertake a certain action 6. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point 7. be in charge of 8. be ahead of others; be the first 9. be conducive to 10. lead, as in the performance of a composition 11. pass or spend 12. lead, extend, or afford access 13. move ahead (of others) in time or space 14. cause something to pass or lead somewhere 15. preside over.
n. 1. a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey 2. an advantage held by a competitor in a race 3. evidence pointing to a possible solution 4. a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead') 5. the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) 6. the introductory section of a story 7. (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning 8. an actor who plays a principal role 9. (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base 10. an indication of potential opportunity 11. a news story of major importance 12. the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine 13. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal 14. thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing 15. mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil 16. a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire 17. the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge. v. 1. take somebody somewhere 2. have as a result or residue 3. tend to or result in 4. travel in front of; go in advance of others 5. cause to undertake a certain action 6. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point 7. be in charge of 8. be ahead of others; be the first 9. be conducive to 10. lead, as in the performance of a composition 11. pass or spend 12. lead, extend, or afford access 13. move ahead (of others) in time or space 14. cause something to pass or lead somewhere 15. preside over. 
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213 The British driver was unable to hang on to his lead.
214 Surrey have been building up an impregnable lead in this season's County Championship.
215 'Isn't there some chance that William might lead a normal life?' asked Jill.
216 Manchester United extended their lead at the top of the table to 10 points.
217 Our team has a commanding lead of forty to twenty.
218 Salesmen do their best to lead people on to buy things they don't need.
219 This win gives the team a two-point lead over their closest rival.
220 The carbon tax might well lead to a doubling of prices for fossil fuels.
221 Five people helping to lead a convoy of aid are feared dead.
222 He managed to hold a lead of two seconds over his closest rival.
223 This war will inevitably lead to a realignment of/within European politics.
224 Steps lead down to the subway from the upstream side.
225 Politicians say it could lead to a dissolution of parliament.
226 Excessive pressure can lead to perforation of the stomach wall.
227 Rachael is playing the juvenile lead in the Christmas show.
228 None of the competitors could catch up with the untiring runner who was in the lead.
229 My joke about the alcoholic went down like a lead balloon.
230 The argument could lead to a damaging split in the party.
231 England took the lead after 31 minutes with a goal by Peter Nail.
232 A few metres before the end of the race, Jenkins surged into the lead.
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233 On the last lap three runners were disputing the lead.
234 A hair-trigger situation has been created which could lead to an outbreak of war at any time.
235 The Chinese team had opened up a lead of more than two minutes.
236 Critics maintain that these reforms will lead to a decline in educational standards.
237 When lead is added to petrol, it improves the car's performance.
238 She had already cut a couple of tracks as lead singer with her own group.
239 She broke away from the pack and opened up a two second lead.
240 The American and Japanese navies took the lead in the development of naval aviation.