Guide
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verb
- To guide on a way especially by going in advance
"led the officers to his hiding place"
- To direct on a course or in a direction
"a road leading the traveler to the heart of the city"
- To serve as a channel for
"a pipe leads water to the house"
- To go through live
"lead a quiet life"
- To bring to some conclusion or condition
"led to believe otherwise"
- To begin play with
"lead trumps"
- To aim in front of (a moving object)
"lead a duck"
- To pass a ball or puck just in front of (a moving teammate)
- To guide someone or something along a way
"You lead and we'll follow."
- To lie, run, or open in a specified place or direction
"path leads uphill"
- To guide a dance partner through the steps of a dance
- To be first
"This state leads in population."
- To tend toward or have a result
"study leading to a degree"
- To direct the first of a series of blows at an opponent in boxing
noun
- A margin or measure of advantage or superiority or position in advance
"enjoys a good lead over all competitors"
- Lode
- A channel of water especially through a field of ice
- Indication, clue
"The detectives had a few leads to follow."
- A principal role in a dramatic production
"She was the romantic lead in the movie."
- Leash
"train a dog to walk on a lead"
- An insulated electrical conductor connected to an electrical device
- The course of a rope from end to end
- The amount of axial see axial advance of a point accompanying a complete turn of a thread (as of a screw or worm)
- A position taken by a base runner off a base toward the next
"The runner on first took a big lead."
- The first punch of a series or an exchange of punches in boxing
adjective
- Acting or serving as a lead see lead or leader
"a lead article"
noun
- A soft, heavy, metallic element with atomic number 82 found mostly in combination and used especially in alloys, batteries, and shields against sound, vibration, or radiation
- A plummet for sounding at sea
- A usually flat lead roof
- Lead framing for panes in windows
- A thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- A thin stick of marking substance (such as graphite) in or for a pencil
- White lead
- Bullets, projectiles
- Tetraethyl lead
- a soft, heavy, metallic element with atomic number 82 found mostly in combination and used especially in alloys, batteries, and shields against sound, vibration, or radiation —often used before another noun
- a plummet for sounding at sea
- a usually flat lead roof
verb
- To cover, line, or weight with lead see lead
- To fix (window glass) in position with leads
- To put space between the lines of (typeset matter)
- To treat or mix with lead or a lead compound
"leaded gasoline"
noun
- An acetate of lead
noun
- An acid salt PbHAsO4 used especially as an insecticide
- A neutral salt Pb3(AsO4)2 used especially as an insecticide
noun
- A crystalline explosive compound Pb(N3)2 used as a detonating agent
noun
- A carbonate of lead
This clue was used on February 19, 2025.
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