lead

[US]/liːd/
[UK]/liːd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a heavy metal element; to guide or direct; a wire for conducting electricity
vt. to be in charge or command
vi. to show the way; to have a result or outcome
adj. leading or most important

Phrases & Collocations

lead in

in the lead

lead time

lead into

lead poisoning

lead on

lead paint

lead free

lead screw

lead content

lead up

lead frame

lead oxide

lead through

lead wire

blood lead

lead acid battery

Example Sentences

lead arylide (=lead aryl)

the lead-up to the elections.

lead an independent life.

a good lead for a job.

the leader of the Opposition

the leader of an expedition

rebabbit of lead bronze

lead a sedentary life

a leader of vision.

Lead is a heavy metal.

leading a nationalist uprising

a desert of lead-mine spoil.

that girl will be your lead dancer.

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