Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)lead2, Pb, atomic number 82a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey“the children were playing with lead soldiers” (n)lead2, pencil leadmixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil (n)lead1an advantage held by a competitor in a race“he took the lead at the last turn” (n)lead1, track, trailevidence pointing to a possible solution“the police are following a promising lead”,
“the trail led straight to the perpetrator” (n)lead1a 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”,
“they didn't follow our lead” (n)lead1the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) (n)lead1, lead-in, ledethe introductory section of a story“it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter” (n)lead1(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning (n)lead1(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base“he took a long lead off first” (n)spark advance, lead1the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine (n)leash, tether, lead1restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal (n)lead1, leading1thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing (n)lead1the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge“the lead was in the dummy” Verbs
(v)lead, take, direct, conduct, guidetake somebody somewhere“we led him to our chief”,
“can you take me to the main entrance?”,
“He conducted us to the palace” (v)leave, result, leadproduce as a result or residue“The water left a mark on the silk dress”,
“Her blood left a stain on the napkin” (v)leadtend to or result in“This remark led to further arguments among the guests” (v)lead, headtravel in front of; go in advance of others“The procession was headed by John” (v)leadcause to undertake a certain action“Her greed led her to forge the checks” (v)run, go, pass, lead, extendstretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point“Service runs all the way to Cranbury”,
“His knowledge doesn't go very far”,
“My memory extends back to my fourth year of life”,
“The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets” (v)head, leadbe in charge of“Who is heading this project?” (v)lead, topbe ahead of others; be the first“she topped her class every year” (v)conduct, lead, directlead, as in the performance of a composition“conduct an orchestra”,
“Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years” (v)go, leadlead, extend, or afford access“This door goes to the basement”,
“The road runs South” (v)precede, leadmove ahead (of others) in time or space (v)run, leadcause something to pass or lead somewhere“Run the wire behind the cabinet”