Definition of led

	Definition of lead is the dictionary form of led Definition of lead lead has definitions from the fields of bridge,cards,electricity,chemistry,printing,fine art,writing,news,baseball,performing arts,music
1	[ verb ] take somebody somewhere Synonyms take guide direct conduct Examples "We lead him to our chief" "can you take me to the main entrance?" "He conducted us to the palace"
2	[ verb ] result in Synonyms result leave Examples "The water left a mark on the silk dress" "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
3	[ verb ] tend to or result in Examples "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
4	[ verb ] cause to undertake a certain action Examples "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
5	[ verb ] travel in front of; go in advance of others Synonyms head Examples : "The procession was headed by John"
6	[ verb ] be in charge of Synonyms head Examples "Who is heading this project?"
7	[ verb ] stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point Synonyms run extend go pass Examples "Service runs all the way to Cranbury" "His knowledge doesn't go very far" "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"
8	[ verb ] be ahead of others; be the first Synonyms top Examples "she topped her class every year"
9	[ verb ] be conducive to Synonyms contribute conduce Examples "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
10	[ verb ] (music,performing arts) lead musicians in the performance of Synonyms conduct direct Examples "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor" "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
11	[ verb ] lead, as in the performance of a composition Synonyms conduct direct Examples "conduct an orchestra Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
12	[ noun ] an advantage held by a competitor in a race Examples : "he took the lead at the last turn"
13	[ noun ] (chemistry) a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray Synonyms atomic_number_82 Pb Examples "the children were playing with lead soldiers"
14	[ verb ] pass or spend Examples "lead a good life"
15	[ verb ] lead. extend, or afford access Synonyms go Examples "This door goes to the basement" "The road runs South"
16	[ noun ] evidence pointing to a possible solution Synonyms trail track Examples "the police are following a promising lead" "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
17	[ noun ] a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead') Examples "he takes the lead in any group" "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead" "they didn't follow our lead"
18	[ verb ] move ahead (of others) in time or space Synonyms precede
19	[ noun ] (fine art,writing) the introductory section of a story Synonyms lead-in Examples "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
20	[ verb ] cause something to pass or lead somewhere Synonyms run Examples "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
21	[ noun ] the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
22	[ verb ] preside over Synonyms moderate chair Examples "John moderated the discussion"
23	[ noun ] (writing,news) a news story of major importance Synonyms lead_story
24	[ noun ] (printing) thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing Synonyms leading
25	[ noun ] (chemistry) mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil Synonyms pencil_lead
26	[ noun ] an indication of potential opportunity Synonyms tip wind confidential_information hint steer Examples "he got a tip on the stock market" "a good lead for a job"
27	[ noun ] (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base Examples "he took a long lead off first"
28	[ noun ] restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal Synonyms leash tether
29	[ noun ] (performing arts) an actor who plays a principal role Synonyms principal star
30	[ noun ] the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine Synonyms spark_advance
31	[ noun ] (electricity) a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire Synonyms jumper_lead jumper_cable Examples "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
32	[ noun ] (bridge,cards) the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge Examples "the lead was in the dummy"
*	Rhymes with lead sled bobsled Phonetic and Homophones L EH1 D lead Similar Spelling lead lewd Leda Ledo Leday Leddy Leedy Leida let Lett Leto Leth Leta Leet Leeth Leith Leite Leath Leota Letha Lethe Letty Lehto Leyte To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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