Show the way

verb

1. To guide on a way especially by going in advance

   "led the officers to his hiding place"

2. To direct on a course or in a direction

   "a road leading the traveler to the heart of the city"

3. To serve as a channel for

   "a pipe leads water to the house"

4. To go through live

   "lead a quiet life"

5. To bring to some conclusion or condition

   "led to believe otherwise"

6. To begin play with

   "lead trumps"

7. To aim in front of (a moving object)

   "lead a duck"

8. To pass a ball or puck just in front of (a moving teammate)
9. To guide someone or something along a way

   "You lead and we'll follow."

10. To lie, run, or open in a specified place or direction

    "path leads uphill"

11. To guide a dance partner through the steps of a dance
12. To be first

    "This state leads in population."

13. To tend toward or have a result

    "study leading to a degree"

14. To direct the first of a series of blows at an opponent in boxing

noun

1. A margin or measure of advantage or superiority or position in advance

   "enjoys a good lead over all competitors"

2. Lode
3. A channel of water especially through a field of ice
4. Indication, clue

   "The detectives had a few leads to follow."

5. A principal role in a dramatic production

   "She was the romantic lead in the movie."

6. Leash

   "train a dog to walk on a lead"

7. An insulated electrical conductor connected to an electrical device
8. The course of a rope from end to end
9. The amount of axial see axial advance of a point accompanying a complete turn of a thread (as of a screw or worm)
10. A position taken by a base runner off a base toward the next

    "The runner on first took a big lead."

11. The first punch of a series or an exchange of punches in boxing

adjective

1. Acting or serving as a lead see lead or leader

   "a lead article"

noun

1. 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
2. A plummet for sounding at sea
3. A usually flat lead roof
4. Lead framing for panes in windows
5. A thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
6. A thin stick of marking substance (such as graphite) in or for a pencil
7. White lead
8. Bullets, projectiles
9. Tetraethyl lead
10. 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
11. a plummet for sounding at sea
12. a usually flat lead roof

verb

1. To cover, line, or weight with lead see lead
2. To fix (window glass) in position with leads
3. To put space between the lines of (typeset matter)
4. To treat or mix with lead or a lead compound

   "leaded gasoline"

noun

1. An acetate of lead

noun

1. An acid salt PbHAsO₄ used especially as an insecticide
2. A neutral salt Pb₃(AsO₄)₂ used especially as an insecticide

noun

1. A crystalline explosive compound Pb(N₃)₂ used as a detonating agent

noun

1. A carbonate of lead