To lead off

To lead off
Lead Lead, v. i. 1. To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or pre["e]minence; to be first or chief; -- used in most of the senses of lead, v. t. [1913 Webster]

2. To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices. [1913 Webster]

The mountain foot that leads towards Mantua. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{To lead off} or {To lead out}, to go first; to begin; as, Mickey Mantle led off in the fifth inning of the game. [1913 Webster +PJC]


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  • lead off — {v.} To begin; start; open. * /Richardson led off the inning with a double./ * /We always let Henry lead off./ * /Mr. Jones led off with the jack of diamonds./ * /When the teacher asked if the film helped them to understand, Phil led off by… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lead off — {v.} To begin; start; open. * /Richardson led off the inning with a double./ * /We always let Henry lead off./ * /Mr. Jones led off with the jack of diamonds./ * /When the teacher asked if the film helped them to understand, Phil led off by… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lead off something — lead off (something) to begin something. The shootings led off a month long gang war in the city. He led off the fourth inning with a home run. I d like to lead the evening off with a poem …   New idioms dictionary

  • lead off — (something) to begin something. The shootings led off a month long gang war in the city. He led off the fourth inning with a home run. I d like to lead the evening off with a poem …   New idioms dictionary

  • lead (off) with — begin a report or text with a particular item. → lead …   English new terms dictionary

  • lead-off — lead′ off [[t]lid[/t]] adj. leading off or beginning • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • lead|off — «LEED F, OF», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an act of beginning or starting something: »The chairman was responsible for the leadoff of the campaign. 2. Baseball. the first player of the batting order or the first to come to bat in an inning. –adj.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lead off (from) something — ˌlead ˈoff (from) sth derived to start at a place and go away from it • narrow streets leading off from the main square Main entry: ↑leadderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • lead-off — [ˈli:d ɔf US o:f] adj [only before noun] AmE happening or going first or before others …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lead off — verb 1. teach immoral behavior to (Freq. 1) It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits • Syn: ↑lead astray • Hypernyms: ↑corrupt, ↑pervert, ↑subvert, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lead off — In baseball, a lead off, or a lead for short, is the position a baserunner takes just prior to a pitch, a short distance away from the base he occupies. Lead off can also refer to that distance. A typical lead off is six to ten feet (two to three …   Wikipedia

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