to show the way to (an individual or a group) by going with or ahead

to guide or be guided by holding, pulling, etc

to cause to act, feel, think, or behave in a certain way; induce; influence

to phrase a question to (a witness) that tends to suggest the desired answer

(of a road, route, etc) to serve as the means of reaching a place

to go ahead so as to indicate (esp in the phrase lead the way)

to guide, control, or direct

to direct the course of or conduct (water, a rope or wire, etc) along or as if alonga channel

to initiate the action of (something); have the principal part in (something)

to go at the head of or have the top position in (something)

to have as the first or principal item

to direct and guide (one's partner) in a dance

to tend (to) or result (in)

to initiate a round of cards by putting down (the first card) or to have the right to do this

to aim at a point in front of (a moving target) in shooting, etc, in order to allowfor the time of flight

to make an offensive blow, esp as one's habitual attacking punch

example, precedence, or leadership

an advance or advantage held over others

anything that guides or directs; indication; clue

the act or prerogative of playing the first card in a round of cards or the card so played

the principal role in a play, film, etc, or the person playing such a role

an important entry assigned to one part usually at the beginning of a movement orsection

a wire, cable, or other conductor for making an electrical connection

the direction in which a rope runs

a deposit of metal or ore; lode

the firing of a gun, missile, etc, ahead of a moving target to correct for the time of flight of the projectile

a heavy toxic bluish-white metallic element that is highly malleable: occurs principally as galena and used in alloys, accumulators, cable sheaths, paints, and as a radiation shield. Symbol: Pb; atomic no: 82; atomic wt: 207.2; valency: 2 or 4; relative density: 11.35; melting pt: 327.502°C; boiling pt: 1750°C

a lead weight suspended on a line used to take soundings of the depth of water

lead weights or shot, as used in cartridges, fishing lines, etc

a thin grooved strip of lead for holding small panes of glass or pieces of stained glass

a thin strip of type metal used for spacing between lines of hot-metal type

of, consisting of, relating to, or containing lead

to fill or treat with lead

to surround, cover, or secure with lead or leads

to space (type) by use of leads