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  • 71lead*/*/*/ — [liːd] (past tense and past participle led [led] ) verb I 1) [T] to take someone to a place by going there with them, usually in front of them The estate agent led us into the kitchen.[/ex] She took the boy by the hand and led him from the… …

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  • 72lead — [1] [pronounced LEED] A short connecting wire which makes electrical contact between two points. [2] [pronounced LEED] The distance from the thread crest of a bolt or screw to the adjacent crest of the same thread, i.e., the distance a screw… …

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  • 73lead —    associated with shooting    From the composition of the bullet. The victim might have a bellyful of lead, be filled with lead, be loaded with lead ballast, eat lead pills, wear lead buttons, or suffer from lead poisoning;     You won t float… …

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  • 74lead — A metallic element, atomic no. 82, atomic wt. 207.2. SYN: plumbum. l. acetate has been used as an astringent in diarrhea, and in aqueous solution as a wet dressing in certain dermatoses. SYN: sugar of l.. black l …

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  • 75lead — Synonyms and related words: T square, accent, accent mark, accomplishment, actor, administer, administrate, advance, advantage, affect, aim, aluminum, americium, antagonist, antecede, antecedence, antecedency, anteposition, anteriority, antetype …

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  • 76lead — 1. verb 1) Michelle led them into the house Syn: guide, conduct, show (the way), usher, escort, steer, shepherd, accompany, see, take 2) he led us to believe they were lying Syn: cause …

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  • 77lead to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lead to : present tense I/you/we/they lead to he/she/it leads to present participle leading to past tense led to past participle led to 1) British lead to or lead into or lead on to lead to something to begin… …

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  • 78Lead — Para el grupo japonés de hip hop, véase Lead (banda). Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes… …

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  • 79lead on — verb 1. entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑entice, ↑lure, ↑tempt • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Something s somebody 2 …

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  • 80Lead — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Lead désigne : En boxe, le coup de poing direct du bras arrière (en anglais cross ou right punch) est appelé lead quand c est un coup puissant ; …

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