Definition of lead

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Lead (v. t.) To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party..

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Unpleaded :: Unpleaded (a.) Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an unpleaded excuse..
Soam :: Soam (n.) A chain by which a leading horse draws a plow.
Pig :: Pig (n.) An oblong mass of cast iron, lead, or other metal. See Mine pig, under Mine..
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices..
Pleaded :: Pleaded (imp. & p. p.) of Plea.
Leader :: Leader (n.) A block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
Principal :: Principal (n.) A leader, chief, or head; one who takes the lead; one who acts independently, or who has controlling authority or influence; as, the principal of a faction, a school, a firm, etc.; -- distinguished from a subordinate, abettor, auxiliary, or assistant..
Pervert :: Pervert (v. t.) To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt; also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to pervert one's words..
Impleading :: Impleading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Implea.
Overlead :: Overlead (v. t.) To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity.
Countor :: Countor (v. t.) An advocate or professional pleader; one who counted for his client, that is, orally pleaded his cause..
Plumbing :: Plumbing (n.) The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building..
Head :: Head (v. t.) To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot..
Gastrula :: Gastrula (n.) An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination or pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula (the blastosphere) on one side, thus giving rise to a double-walled sac, with one opening or mouth (the blastopore) which leads into the cavity (the archenteron) lined by the inner wall (the hypoblast). See Illust. under Invagination. In a more general sense, an ideal stage in embryonic development. See Gastraea..
Plumbery :: Plumbery (n.) A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.
Associative :: Associative (a.) Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty..
Plumbic :: Plumbic (a.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as, plumbic oxide..
Litany :: Litany (n.) A solemn form of supplication in the public worship of various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join, the former leading and the latter responding in alternate sentences. It is usually of a penitential character..
Web :: Web (n.) A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead..
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