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- To step off base and move towards the next base
The batter always leads off base.
- Hypothesis that has not been pursued
The investigation stalled when all leads turned out to be dead ends.
- To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man
In thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty. — Milton.
- Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident
- Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer
Joe is a great addition to our sales team, he has numerous leads in the paper industry.
- A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing
- To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb
- 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; to command, especially a military or business unit
Christ took not upon him flesh and blood that he might conquer and rule nations, lead armies, or possess places. — Robert South.
- 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
The mountain-foot that leads towards Mantua. — Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, V-ii.
- bullets
They filled him full of lead.
- In a steam engine, The width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke
- Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading
This copy has too much lead; I prefer less space between the lines.
- Foremost
The contestants are all tied; no one has the lead position.
- The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts
- To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes
- The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as, your partner has the lead
- A lode
- A teaser; a lead in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why and how. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
- To lead off or out, to go first; to begin
- To have the highest interim score in a game
- The action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet. — Claudias Saunier
- The player who throws the first two rocks for a team
- The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment
- To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps
He led a double five.
- A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots
- To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions. Hence, figuratively: To direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to lead a traveler
This thought might lead me through the world’s vain mask. Content, though blind, had I no better guide. — Milton.
- To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race
- When a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown
The runner took his lead from first.
- Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat’s length, or of half a second; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game
- A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
- Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details
- To produce
The shock led to a change in his behaviour.
- A channel of open water in an ice field
- To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle
- To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages
And lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. — Leigh Hunt.
- The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another
At the time I speak of, and having a momentary lead, . . . I am sure I did my country important service. — Edmund Burke.
- To be more advanced in technology or business than others
- charging lead
- To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course)
You remember . . . the life he used to lead his wife and daughter. — Dickens.
- A thin cylinder of black lead or plumbago (graphite) used in pencils
- a metallic wire for electrical devices and equipments
- The course of a rope from end to end
- Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs
- To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure; as, to lead one to espouse a righteous cause
Silly women, laden with sins, led away by divers lusts. — 2 Timothy 3:6.
- To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter
- A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates
I would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top. — Bacon.
- A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, Atomic weight 206.4, Specific Gravity 11.37, Symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum)
- {n} a heavy, soft metal, very ductile, a bar of lead for sounding
- {v} to go first, guide, conduct, entice, draw, pass, spend
- {f} coat with lead; fix in place using lead
- {v} to cover or fit with lead
- mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn"
- a naturally-occurring heavy, soft metallic element; human exposure can cause brain and nervous system damage, especially in children
- 1) The phase relationship (advance) between two circuits An electrical current whose phasing is ahead of the phasing of a voltage, for example, is said to lead 2) Refers to a conductor that connects a transformer winding to a bushing or to another winding
- a news story of major importance (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first"
- The official name for the metal "feet" on an IC Also called "pins " The part of the lead assembly that is formed after a portion of the lead frame is cut away The chip's connection to the outside world
- The leg that leads during the canter The inside foreleg reaches the farthest during a correct lead
- A metal known to be toxic since Roman times, lead is still used in faucets today As an additive to tin, brass, or antimony, lead makes the metal softer and easier to work with The EPA has set no maximum contaminant (MCL) for lead The expense of replacing U S plumbing systems that contain lead is so astronomical that it can only be done slowly and gradually Top
- by going with or going in advance of
- A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea
- Metallic chemical element, chemical symbol Pb, atomic number
- preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
- A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others
- Hence, figuratively: To direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to lead a traveler; to lead a pupil
- In spiral screw threads, worm wheels, or the like, the amount of advance of any point in the spiral for a complete turn
- The start of a story, usually one to three paragraphs Pronounced lede, and sometimes spelled that way, too
- to have precedence or preëminence; to be first or chief; used in most of the senses of lead, v
- To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc
- Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
- lead dog
- one of the dogs at the front of the team, who set the pace
- lead down a garden path
- To mislead; to seduce
- lead fiddle
- Somewhat rarer synonym of first fiddle
- lead guitar
- in rock music, an electric guitar that plays soloistically, usually playing melodically as opposed to strumming chords; supported by the rhythm guitar
- lead hopping
- the identification of isofunctional molecular structures with significantly different molecular backbones
- lead hydride
- The unstable tetrahydride of lead, PbH4, plumbane
- lead nowhere
- to have no purpose, to result in nothing
- lead off
- The first batter in the batting order
Jones has been the team's lead off hitter for three years.
- lead off
- To be the first batter of an inning
Jones is leading off an inning for the third time in the game.
- lead off
- The first batter of an inning
The lead off hitter for the sixth inning is Jones.
- lead out
- A race tactic, used to set up a rider for a sprint finish, in which one rider on a team will ride at a very high rate of speed with a teammate (the sprinter) following directly behind in his slipstream thus enabling the following rider to gain speed without expending as much energy as he normally would. Cf: drafting
- lead oxide
- A yellow oxide of lead, PbO, used in the manufacture of paints and glass
- lead poisoning
- A chronic intoxication that is produced by the absorption of lead into the body and is characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local muscular paralysis
- lead poisoning
- to be shot
- lead shot
- Small balls of lead, used as projectiles in shotguns, and as a weight in angling etc
- lead someone down the garden path
- To deceive, hoodwink
'It was thought that the early origins of the idiom was founded on the tendency for one village to marry off their unsuccessful brides to unknowing bachelors. The superstition of the groom not being able to see his veiled bride until the marriage proclamation had been made was widely practiced. To that end the bride remained veiled throughout the ceremony. When the veil was lifted, the groom would learn that he had been married to a stranger. Many ceremonies took place in private gardens and as such the tendency to deceive with intent had evolved to the idiom of leading someone down the garden path.'.
- lead suboxide
- A poorly-characterized oxide of lead, Pb2O; it is a black, amorphous solid
- lead sulfate
- The insoluble lead salt or sulfuric acid, PbSO4, that forms in lead-acid batteries
- lead sulphate
- Alternative spelling of lead sulfate
- lead time
- The amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered
It's an excellent device, but it has a 10-week lead time, so be sure to order it in advance.
- lead up the garden path
- To mislead or deceive
- lead vocalist
- A singer (or one of a small group of singers) who provides lead vocals to a song
- lead vocals
- The primary words of a song, sung by the lead vocalist to the same tune as the primary melody
- lead-acid
- Describing a battery having lead electrodes and an electrolyte of sulfuric acid solution; used in motor vehicles
- lead-footed
- Slow, boring, dull or stupid
- lead-footed
- Tending to drive too fast
- lead-free
- Containing no lead
- lead-free
- Containing no tetraethyl lead; unleaded
- lead-in
- An introduction, something that leads into the beginning of something
After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was anticlimactic.
- lead-out
- A program, scheduled to follow another
also stay around for the 11:30 movie lead-out. ― Edwin Diamond.
- lead-pipe cinch
- A cinch; something very easy
- lead-acid
- A technique for rechargable batteries Electrodes of lead oxide and metallic lead are separated by an electrolyte of sulfuric acid
- lead-acid
- Terms used in conjunction with a cell or battery that utilizes lead and lead peroxide as the active plate materials in a diluted electrolyte solution of sulfuric acid and water Nominal cell voltage about 2 1 volts
- lead to
- Begin a process that causes something to happen
- lead by example
- (deyim) If you lead by example, you lead by doing the right things yourself, which causes others to do as you do
- lead by the nose
- Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end, bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, play false
- lead guitar
- (Muzik) Lead guitar refers to a role within a band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. Lead guitar is commonly used in blues, jazz and rock music. The lead guitarist is also normally the guitarist who will play the guitar solo in a song, provided that the song contains one
- lead time
- The time between the initial stage of a project or policy and the appearance of results: "A long lead-time in oil production because of the need for new exploration and drilling."
- lead-in
- A lead-in is a short phrase, usually five words or less, that starts off a photo caption in a newspaper, high school yearbook, magazine or other publication. Lead-ins (aka "kickers") are used to catch the reader's attention and "lead in" to the main caption. These phrases widely range from common phrases to song lyrics, and are written appropriate to the subject matter of the photograph
- LED
- light-emitting diode
- leaded
- Simple past tense and past participle of lead
- leaded
- Containing tetraethyllead
Leaded gasoline is hard to find in some areas now.
- leaded
- Containing or treated with the element lead
- leading
- Vertical space added between lines; line spacing
- leading
- Occurring in advance; preceding
The stock market can be a leading economic indicator.
- leading
- An act by which one is led or guided
- leading
- Providing guidance or direction
Avoiding leading questions if you really want the truth.
- leading
- Ranking first
He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county.
- leading
- {a} going before, principal, chief
- lead off
- (Spor) In baseball, to lead off, or to take a lead, refers to the position a baserunner takes just prior to a pitch, a short distance away from the base he occupies. A "lead" can also refer to that distance. A typical lead is six to ten feet (two to three meters) from the base. If the lead is too large, the runner risks being picked off. If the lead is too small, the runner has a disadvantage in reaching the next base, whether in a stolen base attempt or in connection with the next batted ball
- lead out
- 1. take the first steps in (a dance); conduct (a partner) into the dance.2. A program, as on television, scheduled to follow another: “ [Viewers] also stay around for the 11: 30 movie lead-out” (Edwin Diamond)
- lead someone astray
- Cause someone to act or think foolishly or wrongly
- LED
- {i} small lamp which is used as a pointer
- lead in
- {i} introduction, prologue, preamble
- lead off
- If a door, room, or path leads off a place or leads off from a place, you can go directly from that place through that door, into that room, or along that path. There were two doors leading off the central room The treatment rooms lead off from the swimming pool A corridor led off to the left
- lead off
- teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits
- lead off
- If someone leads off in an activity, meeting, or conversation, they start it. Whenever there was a dance he and I led off Boren surprisingly led off the most intensive line of questioning today. = start off
- lead on
- be false to; be dishonest with
- lead on
- If someone leads you on, they encourage you to do something, especially by pretending that something is true. I bet she led him on -- but how could he be so weak?
- lead on
- entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken
- lead singer
- The lead singer of a pop group is the person who sings most of the songs
- lead time
- Period of time required to prepare for a certain stage of a project For example, the lead time in introducing a new product is the time it takes for research, development, market research, and factory preparation
- lead time
- the time between getting the query or article and publishing the article Vital for seasonal articles and stories
- lead time
- The amount of time between the request of a service and the actual provision of this service A span of time required to perform an activity In a logistics context, the time between the initiation of a process and its completion
- lead time
- Elapsed time between acquisition of a manuscript by an editor and its publication
- lead time
- the length of time between the placing of an order and receiving it
- lead time
- Lead time is the period of time that it takes for goods to be delivered after someone has ordered them. Lead times on new equipment orders can run as long as three years. the time that it takes to make or produce something
- lead time
- In logistics, the time between ordering and receiving goods In production, the time a series of operations takes
- lead time
- The total time a customer must wait to receive a product after placing an order When a scheduling and production system are running at or below capacity, lead time and throughput time are the same When demand exceeds capacity there will be additional waiting time before the start of scheduling and production
- lead time
- Time required to manufacture a product from order placement until availability It includes planning, engineering, tool design and construction, acquisition of materials, scheduling, fabrication, finishing and packaging
- lead time
- The time which elapses between initiating a process and its completion For example, purchasing lead time refers to the period between initiating the purchasing process by issuing a purchase requisition document and the arrival of the ordered goods in the warehouse Similarly, production lead time refers to the period between starting the production process (by issuing a production order) and the arrival of products in the finished goods inventory Delivery lead time is the time between starting the delivery process (by, for example, issuing a picking list) and the arrival of the goods at the customer's venues In contrast, order fulfillment lead time refers to the period between receiving an order and the arrival of goods at the customer's venues Synonymous: cycle time
- lead time
- The period of time from the date goods or services are requisitioned to the time when goods can be delivered
- lead time
- The total amount of time the customer must wait on their order after placing it
- lead time
- Lead time is the time between the original design or idea for a particular product and its actual production. They aim to cut production lead times to under 18 months
- lead time
- The time period between placing an order with a supplier and when it is delivered to the store
- lead time
- the interval between the start and end of an activity or series of activities
- lead time
- the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is a area where lead time can be reduced
- lead time
- Task two starts before Task 1 ends in a controlled manner A lead time is expressed by a negative (-) sign in MS Project Units can have all duration labels from the duration table or can be a percentage (%)
- lead time
- Length of time required to perform a process
- lead time
- The amount or period of time before the announcement of an event and its occurrence, or between the notification that a task must be undertaken and the time at which it must be completed
- lead time
- (Ticaret) The total amount of time between the recognition of a required task, operation or process and its completion. Elements of lead time can include order entry, material accumulation, machine setup, queue, processing, move and other activities, which can be classified by systems that seek to eliminate waste as valued-added (processing that actively adds value as perceived by the customer) and non value-added
- lead time
- The total time that elapses between an order's placement and its receipt It includes the time required for order transmittal, order processing, order preparation, and transit
- lead time
- The time gained in treating or controlling a disease when detection is earlier than usual, e g , in the presymptomatic stage, as when screening procedures are used for detection
- lead up
- prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War Two
- lead up
- prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War Two"
- lead up to
- The events that led up to a particular event happened one after the other until that event occurred. Alan Tomlinson has reconstructed the events that led up to the deaths They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate. see also lead-up
- lead up to
- If someone leads up to a particular subject, they gradually guide a conversation to a point where they can introduce it. I'm leading up to something quite important
- lead up to
- The period of time leading up to an event is the period of time immediately before it happens. the weeks leading up to Christmas
- leaded
- (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead; "leaded windowpanes"
- leaded
- Held on place by strips of lead
- leaded
- Fitted with lead; set in lead; as, leaded windows
- leaded
- Leaded petrol has had lead added to it. Japanese refiners stopped producing leaded petrol in December 1987. unleaded
- leaded
- Leaded windows are made of small pieces of glass held together by strips of lead
- leaded
- treated or mixed with lead; "leaded gasoline"; "leaded zinc"
- leaded
- {s} coated with lead, lined with lead, containing lead
- leaded
- Separated by leads, as the lines of a page
- leaded
- (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead; "leaded windowpanes" treated or mixed with lead; "leaded gasoline"; "leaded zinc" having thin strips of lead between the lines of type
- leaded
- having thin strips of lead between the lines of type
- leading
- The distance in points between lines of text - pronounced as in 'ledd-ing' (see also Inter-line spacing )
- leading
- present participle of lead
- leading
- The leading role in a play or film is the main role. A leading lady or man is an actor who plays this role
- leading
- {i} lead covering; lead framing; thin strip of lead or other metal which is placed between lines of type (Printing)
- leading
- The vertical space between lines of text on a page; in desktop publishing, you can adjust the leading to make text easier to read
- leading
- {s} main, principal, head; first; directing, guiding
- leading
- greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
- leading
- Refers to the spacing between lines of type The size of the type plus the space to the next line
- leading
- The spacing between lines of type, measured from baseline to baseline
- leading
- The amount of vertical space added between lines of type -- i e space added to the type body height between lines This occurs automatically in most desktop software applications, but can be adjusted in some Leading is NOT the distance between baselines, although Adobe Photoshop (see note below) uses leading this way In "negative leading", the leading is less than the body size
- leading
- The measurement of the space occupied by a line of text from one baseline to the next This takes into consideration the size of the text and the space between lines of text
- leading
- The distance between lines of type measured in points
- leading
- purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response; "a leading question"
- leading
- Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example
- leading
- Amount of space between lines of type
- leading
- The amount of space, measured baseline to baseline in points, between lines of type
- leading
- The leading person or thing in a particular area is the one which is most important or successful. a leading member of Bristol's Sikh community
- leading
- The amount of space added between lines of text to make the document legible The term originally referred to the thin lead spacers that printers used to physically increase space between lines of metal type Most applications automatically apply standard leading based on the point size of the font Closer leading fits more text on the page, but decreases legibility Looser leading spreads text out to fill a page and makes the document easier to read Leading can also be negative, in which case the lines of text are so close that they overlap or touch
- leading
- the distance between lines of type, measured in points 1 point=1/72 inch
- leading
- The leading group, vehicle, or person in a race or procession is the one that is at the front. lead used for covering roofs, for window frames etc
- leading
- Suggestion; hint; example
- leading
- Leading is the vertical space relationship between one line of type and the next Computer graphics normally default to +2 points of leading for any given point size selected (i e 10 point type uses 12 points of leading and 14 point type uses 16 points of leading) In general, the larger a point size gets, the better it will look with reduced leading Increased and decreased leading can also be used for copyfitting purposes
- leading
- (n ) The white space between text lines
- leading
- Space between lines of type; the distance in points between one baseline and the next
- leading
- indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
- leading
- going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"
- leading
- The space between lines of type, measured from the baseline of one line to the baseline of the next The quantity is measured in points, such as 6 point type, 8 point, etc Each point equals approximately 1/72th of an inch
- leading
- thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- leading
- going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology" purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response; "a leading question
- leading
- The amount of blank vertical space between the descent line of one line of text and the ascent line of the next line of single-space text In early typesetting, strips of lead were placed between lines of type for spacing, hence the term See also line spacing
- leading
- {i} act of one who leads; conducting; guiding, instructing; (Airplanes) directing toward the front of the path of an enemy plane
- leading
- The vertical spacing between lines of text
- leading
- The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance
- leading
- having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"
- leading
- The space between lines of type
- leading
- the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"
- leading
- The spacial interval between lines of text
- leading
- Pronounced "led-ing " The spacing between lines of type
- leading
- purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response; "a leading question
- leading
- A text formatting term: The amount of vertical spacing, expressed in points, between the baselines of two lines of text The term leading is carried over from the days of metal type; it referred to placing strips of lead between lines of type to increase the space between the lines See also Vertical Justification
- leading
- The space between lines of type, often measured from the baseline of one line to the baseline of the next, and less frequently measured from ascender to ascender Dates back to hot metal days when strips of lead were inserted between lines of type to provide line spacing
- leading
- The amount of space below a typeset character, expressed in points A ten point character with three points of leading would occupy 13 points of space (called 10/13)
- leads
- The official name for the metal 'feet' on an IC Also called 'pins '
- leads
- The conductive traces on the contact edge of the glass
- leads
- The Gang Member File of the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System, administered by the Illinois State Police Established by the General Assembly in May 1993 for officer protection The nations first uniform, statewide gang database, it includes people with criminal records as well as suspected gang members An entry may include name, date of birth, physical description, description of car and gang affiliation
- leads
- People or organisations you know nothing or very little about
- leads
- (Long Term Equity Anticipation Securities) are options with a 3 year expiration date
- leads
- They are determined at the canter/lope by which front foot is leading Correct leads have the inside foreleg reaching furthest
- leads
- third-person singular of lead
- leads
- chemical or biological substances that show potentially therapeutic activity in assays and other properties such as stability indicating a possible drug candidate
- leads
- Labor Exchange Automated Delivery System
- leads
- In a carillon, the wires from the keys terminating at the clappers