lead
/lɛd/ verb C2- To cover, fill, or affect with lead. · continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.
- To place leads between the lines of. · to lead a page· leaded matter
He/she/it leads · Past leaded · Past participle leaded · -ing form leading
Verb forms
- Base form
- lead
- He/she/it
- leads
- Past
- leaded
- Past participle
- leaded
- -ing form
- leading
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- lead in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, in.
- lead off Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, ...
- lead on To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
- lead out To pad out (text) by inserting lead slugs between words.
- lead out Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, ...
- lead through To take turns leading an expedition.
From the library
Lead onward into fairy land,
“Not the slightest, but yet it seems to me a shocking thing that a mere joke should lead to such consequences.”
All my lines of thought lead me back invariably to the one basic question—why should an athletic man develop his frame upon so unnatural an instrument as a single dumb-bell?”
His guards, taking him by the arms and coat-collar, forced him to rise, and dragged him towards the steps that lead to the gate of the fortress, while the police officer carrying a musket with fixed bayonet followed behind.
Other matches
- lead A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, havi... A2
- lead To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means ... B1
- lead Foremost. B1
- lead The act of leading or conducting C2
- lead in Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- lead off Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- lead on To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
- lead out To pad out
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