Nouns

(n)lead1an advantage held by a competitor in a race“he took the lead at the last turn”
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(n)lead1, track, trailevidence pointing to a possible solution“the police are following a promising lead”, “the trail led straight to the perpetrator”
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(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”
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(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)
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(n)lead1, lead-in, ledethe introductory section of a story“it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter”
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(n)lead1(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
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(n)star, principal, lead1an actor who plays a principal role
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(n)lead1(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base“he took a long lead off first”
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(n)tip, lead1, steer, confidential information, wind1, hintan indication of potential opportunity“he got a tip on the stock market”, “a good lead for a job”
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(n)lead1, lead storya news story of major importance
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(n)spark advance, lead1the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
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(n)leash, tether, lead1restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
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(n)lead1, leading1thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
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(n)jumper cable, jumper lead, lead1, booster cablea jumper that consists of a short piece of wire“it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads”
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(n)lead1the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge“the lead was in the dummy”
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(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”
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(n)lead2, pencil leadmixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
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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”
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(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”
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(v)leadtend to or result in“This remark led to further arguments among the guests”
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(v)lead, headtravel in front of; go in advance of others“The procession was headed by John”
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(v)leadcause to undertake a certain action“Her greed led her to forge the checks”
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(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”
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(v)head, leadbe in charge of“Who is heading this project?”
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(v)lead, topbe ahead of others; be the first“she topped her class every year”
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(v)contribute, lead, conducebe conducive to“The use of computers in the classroom led to better writing”
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(v)conduct, lead, directlead, as in the performance of a composition“conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years”
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(v)go, leadlead, extend, or afford access“This door goes to the basement”, “The road runs South”
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(v)precede, leadmove ahead (of others) in time or space
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(v)run, leadcause something to pass or lead somewhere“Run the wire behind the cabinet”
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(v)moderate, chair, leadpreside over“John moderated the discussion”
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