lead

n.	1. the front position, first place, or principal role 2. a position ahead of all competitors 3. the margin by which somebody or something is ahead of all competitors 4. a principal role in a play, motion picture, or show 5. the role of somebody who directs or guides others 6. an example or precedent 7. a piece of helpful or useful information 8. an introduction to a news story 9. the most important story in a newspaper or news broadcast 10. the first card played in a trick in a game 1. the front position, first place, or principal role 2. a position ahead of all competitors 3. the margin by which somebody or something is ahead of all competitors 4. a principal role in a play, motion picture, or show 5. the role of somebody who directs or guides others 6. an example or precedent 7. a piece of helpful or useful information 8. an introduction to a news story 9. the most important story in a newspaper or news broadcast 10. the first card played in a trick in a game
v.	1. to show the way to others, usually by going ahead of them 2. to be the route or direction that goes to a particular place or in a particular direction 3. to bring a person or animal along with physical guidance, e.g. by holding the person's hand or pulling a horse's reins 4. to control, direct, or command others 5. to have a principal part or guiding role in something 6. to be more successful than and an example to others 7. to be ahead in a race or competition 8. to cause somebody to think or act in a particular way 9. to bring about a particular outcome 10. to go through life or spend time in a particular way 1. to show the way to others, usually by going ahead of them 2. to be the route or direction that goes to a particular place or in a particular direction 3. to bring a person or animal along with physical guidance, e.g. by holding the person's hand or pulling a horse's reins 4. to control, direct, or command others 5. to have a principal part or guiding role in something 6. to be more successful than and an example to others 7. to be ahead in a race or competition 8. to cause somebody to think or act in a particular way 9. to bring about a particular outcome 10. to go through life or spend time in a particular way
np.	1. strips of lead used to hold the small glass panes in place in a decorative window or art object 2. sheets of lead used to cover a roof 3. a roof covered with lead sheets