[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort:to lead a group on a cross-country hike.Synonyms: precede , guide , accompany Antonyms: follow", "to conduct by holding and guiding:to lead a horse by a rope.", "to influence or induce; cause:Subsequent events led him to reconsider his position.Synonyms: convince , persuade", "to guide in direction, course, action, opinion, etc.; bring:You can lead her around to your point of view if you are persistent.", "to conduct or bring (water, wire, etc.) in a particular course.", "(of a road, passage, etc.) to serve to bring (a person) to a place:The first street on the left will lead you to Andrews Place.", "to take or bring:The prisoners were led into the warden's office.", "to command or direct (an army or other large organization):He led the Allied forces during the war.", "to go at the head of or in advance of (a procession, list, body, etc.); proceed first in:The mayor will lead the parade.", "to be superior to; have the advantage over:The first baseman leads his teammates in runs batted in.Synonyms: surpass , outstrip , excel", "to have top position or first place in:Iowa leads the nation in corn production.", "to have the directing or principal part in:The minister will now lead us in prayer. He led a peace movement.", "to act as leader of (an orchestra, band, etc.); conduct.", "to go through or pass (time, life, etc.):to lead a full life.", "Cards.to begin a round, game, etc., with (a card or suit specified).", "to aim and fire a firearm or cannon ahead of (a moving target) in order to allow for the travel of the target while the bullet or shell is reaching it.", "Football.to throw a lead pass to (an intended receiver):The quarterback led the left end."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to act as a guide; show the way:You lead and we'll follow.", "to afford passage to a place:That path leads directly to the house.", "to go first; be in advance:The band will lead and the troops will follow.", "to result in; tend toward (usually followed byto):The incident led to his resignation. One remark often leads to another.", "to take the directing or principal part.", "to take the offensive:The contender led with a right to the body.", "Cards.to make the first play.", "to be led or submit to being led, as a horse:A properly trained horse will lead easily.", "Baseball.(of a base runner) to leave a base before the delivery of a pitch in order to reach the next base more quickly (often followed byaway).", "lead back,to play (a card) from a suit that one's partner led."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:He took the lead in the race.Synonyms: vanguard , head", "the extent of such an advance position:He had a lead of four lengths.", "a person or thing that leads.", "a leash.", "a suggestion or piece of information that helps to direct or guide; tip; clue:I got a lead on a new job. The phone list provided some great sales leads.", "a guide or indication of a road, course, method, etc., to follow.", "precedence; example; leadership:They followed the lead of the capital in their fashions.", "Theater.the principal part in a play.the person who plays it.", "the principal part in a play.", "the person who plays it.", "Cards.the act or right of playing first, as in a round.the card, suit, etc., so played.", "the act or right of playing first, as in a round.", "the card, suit, etc., so played.", "Journalism. lede(def) lede(def).", "Electricity.an often flexible and insulated single conductor, as a wire, used in connections between pieces of electric apparatus.", "the act of taking the offensive.", "Nautical.the direction of a rope, wire, or chain.Also called leader .any of various devices for guiding a running rope.", "the direction of a rope, wire, or chain.", "Also called leader .any of various devices for guiding a running rope.", "Naval Architecture.the distance between the center of lateral resistance and the center of effort of a sailing ship, usually expressed decimally as a fraction of the water-line length.", "an open channel through a field of ice.", "Mining.a lode.an auriferous deposit in an old riverbed.", "a lode.", "an auriferous deposit in an old riverbed.", "the act of aiming a gun ahead of a moving target.", "the distance ahead of a moving target that a gun must be aimed in order to score a direct hit.", "Baseball.an act or instance of leading.", "Manège.(of a horse at a canter or gallop) the foreleg that consistently extends beyond and strikes the ground ahead of the other foreleg:The horse is cantering on the left lead."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["most important; principal; leading; first:lead editorial;lead elephant;lead designer.", "Football.(of a forward pass) thrown ahead of the intended receiver so as to allow him to catch it while running.", "Baseball.(of a base runner) nearest to scoring:They forced the lead runner at third base on an attempted sacrifice."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["to take the initiative; begin.Baseball.to be the first player in the batting order or the first batter in an inning.", "to take the initiative; begin.", "Baseball.to be the first player in the batting order or the first batter in an inning.", "to make a beginning.to escort a partner to begin a dance:He led her out and they began a rumba.", "to make a beginning.", "to escort a partner to begin a dance:He led her out and they began a rumba.", "to induce to follow an unwise course of action; mislead.to cause or encourage to believe something that is not true.", "to induce to follow an unwise course of action; mislead.", "to cause or encourage to believe something that is not true."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Chemistry.a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable, bluish-gray metal, sometimes found in its natural state but usually combined as a sulfide, especially in galena.:Pb;:207.19;:82;:11.34 at 20°C.", "something made of this metal or of one of its alloys.", "a plummet or mass of lead suspended by a line, as for taking soundings.Synonyms: plumb , weight", "bullets collectively; shot.", "black lead black leador graphite .", "a small stick of graphite, as used in pencils.", "Also Printing.a thin strip of type metal or brass less than type-high, used for increasing the space between lines of type.", "a grooved bar of lead or came in which sections of glass are set, as in stained-glass windows.", "leads,British.a roof, especially one that is shallow or flat, covered with lead.", "white lead white lead."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.", "Printing.to insert leads between the lines of.", "to fix (window glass) in position with leads."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["made of or containing lead:a lead pipe; a lead compound."]}]