noun.
A soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element, extracted chiefly from galena and used in containers and pipes for corrosives, solder and type metal, bullets, radiation shielding, paints, glass, storage batteries, and antiknock compounds. Atomic number 82; atomic weight 207.2; melting point 327.5°C; boiling point 1,749°C; specific gravity 11.35; valence 2, 4. cross-reference: Periodic Table.
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Any of various, often graphitic compositions used as the writing substance in pencils.
noun.
A thin stick of such material.
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Bullets from or for firearms; shot.
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A lead weight suspended by a line, used to make soundings.
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A thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type.
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Strips of lead used to hold the panes of a window.
noun.
A flat roof covered with sheets of lead.
transitive verb.
To cover, line, weight, or fill with lead.
transitive verb.
To provide space between (lines of type) with leads.
transitive verb.
To secure (window glass) with leads.
transitive verb.
To treat with lead or a lead compound.
idiom.
(get the lead out) To start moving or move more rapidly.
intransitive verb.
To show the way to by going in advance: synonym: guide.
intransitive verb.
To guide or direct in a course.
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To serve as a route for; take.
intransitive verb.
To be a channel or conduit for (water or electricity, for example).
intransitive verb.
To guide the behavior or opinion of; induce.
intransitive verb.
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To direct the performance or activities of.
intransitive verb.
To inspire the conduct of.
intransitive verb.
To play a principal or guiding role in.
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To go or be at the head of.
intransitive verb.
To be ahead of.
intransitive verb.
To be foremost in or among.
intransitive verb.
To pass or go through; live.
intransitive verb.
To begin or open with, as in games.
intransitive verb.
To guide (a partner) in dancing.
intransitive verb.
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To aim in front of (a moving target).
intransitive verb.
To pass a ball or puck ahead of (a moving teammate) so that the player can receive the pass without changing direction or losing speed.
intransitive verb.
To be first; be ahead.
intransitive verb.
To go first as a guide.
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To act as commander, director, or guide.
intransitive verb.
To afford a passage, course, or route.
intransitive verb.
To tend toward a certain goal or result.
intransitive verb.
To make the initial play, as in a game or contest.
intransitive verb.
To begin a presentation or account in a given way.
intransitive verb.
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To guide a dance partner.
intransitive verb.
To start a dance step on a specified foot.
intransitive verb.
To advance or stand a few paces away from one's base toward the next while the pitcher prepares to deliver a pitch. Used of a base runner.
intransitive verb.
To begin an attack in boxing with a specified hand or punch.
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The first or foremost position.
noun.
One occupying such a position; a leader.