lead

verb
[L274]

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : lead
  • simple present, singular, third person : leads
  • simple past : led
  • present participle : leading
  • past participle : led

Senses

  • act as project leader, be the leader
  • cause a result
  • directed motion, be ahead of

lead

noun
[L1355]

Forms

  • singular : lead
  • plural : leads

Senses

  • the pair of legs, left or right, that leads to a greater extent when a quadruped animal is cantering, galloping, or leaping
  • large fracture in sea ice creating a navigable waterway
  • connecting wire or pad within an electronic device; electrical connection consisting of a length of wire or metal pad (SMD) that comes from a device
  • team member in curling
  • subsurface structural or stratigraphic feature with the potential to have entrapped oil or natural gas
  • act as project leader, be the leader
  • directed motion, be ahead of

lead

noun
[L485146]

Forms

  • singular : lead
  • plural : leads

Senses

  • chemical element with symbol Pb
  • writing core of a pencil
  • mineral containing Pb
  • thin rope with a plummet, generally of lead, at its end
  • bullets