lead

  • 101lead on — Synonyms and related words: act on, allure, approach, bait, bait the hook, be responsible for, bear upon, blandish, cajole, call the signals, captain, carry on, coax, command, conduct, control, coquet, dally, decoy, direct, draw, draw in, draw on …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 102lead —  , led  The past tense of the verb to lead is led. When lead is pronounced led it applies only to the metallic element …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 103lead — See: all roads lead to Rome, blind leading the blind, get the lead out of one s pants …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 104lead-up — [[t]li͟ːd ʌp[/t]] N SING: usu the N to n The lead up to an event is the things connected to that event that happen before it. [mainly BRIT] The lead up to the wedding was extremely interesting. (in AM, usually use run up) …

    English dictionary

  • 105lead — i. The first aircraft in a formation (lead aircraft). ii. The angular difference between the line of sight and an aiming line. See angle of lead. iii. The amount one cyclic motion is ahead of another, expressed in degrees. The opposite is lag …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 106lead — I. v. a. 1. Guide (by the hand or something connected with the hand). 2. Conduct, direct, escort, go before as guide. 3. Head, be at the head of, precede. 4. Surpass, excel, have the lead of, take the lead of, outstrip, be in advance of. 5.… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 107lead-up — UK [ˈliːd ʌp] / US [ˈlɪd ˌʌp] noun [singular] the period that comes before an important event lead up to: in the lead up to the Olympic Games …

    English dictionary

  • 108lead —    This has many sinister associations. Heavy and dull in colour, it was linked with Saturn, most ill omened of the planets; until recent times, it often lined the coffins of the rich, to keep them watertight. Being soft enough to write on, it… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 109lead —   1. Mineral. Kēpau, kēpau pōkā.   2. Guide. Alaka i, ka i, ka ika i.    ♦ To lead against the will or without permission, ka ika ikū.    ♦ Lead astray, ho ohala, ho ohili, ho olalau, ho owalewale …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 110lead — {{#}}{{LM L23531}}{{〓}} {{[}}lead{{]}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{♂}}En un periódico,{{♀}} entradilla o primer párrafo de una noticia: • El lead normalmente recoge la información esencial de la noticia.{{○}} {{★}}{{\}}PRONUNCIACIÓN:{{/}} …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos