verb
If you lead, I'll follow
What led you to suspect the butler?
The orchestra would like you to lead. Who is going to lead the men into battle? Nicole leads a weekly discussion group on alcoholism
They lead the world in the production of sugar
He is leading a life of ease on the French Riviera
Your stubbornness can lead only to frustration
She might have been led astray by that wolf in sheep's clothing
The proceedings will lead off with the national anthem. Who is going to lead off the singing?
They led me on with offers of a huge salary
lead up to
The events leading up to the overthrow of the government may never be known
I should lead up to the subject delicately, if I were you
noun
The horse that he had bet on was in the lead coming down the home straight
She has the lead over all her competitors. Our team had a two-point lead at half-time
We decided to follow his lead
Barry is following up some leads for a new job. The advertisement produced some new sales leads
The dog fetches his lead himself when he wants to go out
She has the lead in the new production of Giselle
Connect this lead to the power source
adjective
The lead climber fell when the rope broke. The lead story in today's paper is about an American take-over bid for the longest-standing British car-manufacturing company
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