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English noun: lead | |||
| 1. | lead (attribute) an advantage held by a competitor in a race | ||
| Samples | He took the lead at the last turn. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advantage, vantage | ||
| 2. | lead (substance) a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey | ||
| Samples | The children were playing with lead soldiers. | ||
| Synonyms | atomic number 82, Pb | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | metal, metallic element | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | antimonial lead, hard lead, hard lead, pig lead | ||
| Substance meronym | cerussite, galena, white lead ore | ||
| 3. | lead (cognition) evidence pointing to a possible solution | ||
| Samples | The police are following a promising lead. The trail led straight to the perpetrator. | ||
| Synonyms | track, trail | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evidence, grounds | ||
| 4. | lead (act) a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead') | ||
| Samples | He takes the lead in any group. We were just waiting for someone to take the lead. They didn't follow our lead. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leadership, leading | ||
| 5. | lead (shape) the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angle | ||
| 6. | lead (communication) the introductory section of a story | ||
| Samples | It was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter. | ||
| Synonyms | lead-in, lede | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | section, subdivision | ||
| Part meronym | news article, news story, newspaper article | ||
| 7. | lead (quantity) (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | score | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
| Antonyms | deficit | ||
| 8. | lead (person) an actor who plays a principal role | ||
| Synonyms | principal, star | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | co-star, film star, idol, matinee idol, movie star, television star, TV star | ||
| 9. | lead (location) (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base | ||
| Samples | He took a long lead off first. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, position | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 10. | lead (communication) an indication of potential opportunity | ||
| Samples | He got a tip on the stock market. A good lead for a job. | ||
| Synonyms | confidential information, hint, steer, tip, wind | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance | ||
| 11. | lead (communication) a news story of major importance | ||
| Synonyms | lead story | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | news article, news story, newspaper article | ||
| 12. | lead (attribute) the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine | ||
| Synonyms | spark advance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | timing | ||
| 13. | lead (artifact) restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal | ||
| Synonyms | leash, tether | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | constraint, restraint | ||
| 14. | lead (artifact) thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | ||
| Synonyms | leading | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | slip, strip | ||
| 15. | lead (artifact) mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil | ||
| Synonyms | pencil lead | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | black lead, graphite, plumbago | ||
| Part meronym | lead pencil | ||
| 16. | lead (artifact) a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire | ||
| Samples | It was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads. | ||
| Synonyms | booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conducting wire, jumper, wire | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clip lead | ||
| 17. | lead (act) the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge | ||
| Samples | The lead was in the dummy. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play, turn | ||
| Part meronym | card game, cards | ||
English verb: lead | |||
| 1. | lead (motion) take somebody somewhere | ||
| Samples | We lead him to our chief. Can you take me to the main entrance?. He conducted us to the palace. | ||
| Examples | The men lead the horses across the field | ||
| Synonyms | conduct, direct, guide, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beacon, hand, lead astray, misdirect, misguide, mislead, show, usher | ||
| 2. | lead (stative) have as a result or residue | ||
| Samples | The water left a mark on the silk dress. Her blood left a stain on the napkin. | ||
| Synonyms | leave, result | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring about, give rise, produce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lead | ||
| Verb group | leave, leave | ||
| 3. | lead (stative) tend to or result in | ||
| Samples | This remark lead to further arguments among the guests. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lead, leave, result | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | entail, implicate, necessitate | ||
| 4. | lead (motion) travel in front of; go in advance of others | ||
| Samples | The procession was headed by John. | ||
| Synonyms | head | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lead, precede | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | draw away | ||
| Verb group | head, head up | ||
| 5. | lead (communication) cause to undertake a certain action | ||
| Samples | Her greed led her to forge the checks. | ||
| Examples | They lead him to write the letter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | give | ||
| 6. | lead (stative) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | extend, go, pass, run | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | come, go deep, go far, radiate, ray | ||
| Verb group | range, run | ||
| 7. | lead (social) be in charge of | ||
| Samples | Who is heading this project?. | ||
| Examples | They lead him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | head | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | captain, chair, chairman, spearhead, take charge, take control, take hold | ||
| 8. | lead (stative) be ahead of others; be the first | ||
| Samples | She topped her class every year. | ||
| Synonyms | top | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Entail | compete, contend, vie | ||
| 9. | lead (social) be conducive to | ||
| Samples | The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing. | ||
| Synonyms | conduce, contribute | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, boost, encourage, further, promote | ||
| 10. | lead (creation) lead, as in the performance of a composition | ||
| Samples | Conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years. | ||
| Synonyms | conduct, direct | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do, execute, perform | ||
| Verb group | conduct | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| 11. | lead (stative) lead, extend, or afford access | ||
| Samples | This door goes to the basement. The road runs South. | ||
| Synonyms | go | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 12. | lead (motion) move ahead (of others) in time or space | ||
| Synonyms | precede | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | head, lead | ||
| Antonyms | follow | ||
| 13. | lead (stative) cause something to pass or lead somewhere | ||
| Samples | Run the wire behind the cabinet. | ||
| Synonyms | run | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | make pass, pass | ||
| Verb group | draw, guide, pass, range, run, run | ||
| 14. | lead (communication) preside over | ||
| Samples | John moderated the discussion. | ||
| Synonyms | chair, moderate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discuss, hash out, talk over | ||
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