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lead

  • noun
  • /ˈlɛd/

A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished

Other meanings

  1. A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots.

  2. A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.

Example sentences

  • “Playing with fire leads to be burned.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “Improved conditions lead to a better future.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “Do black holes lead anywhere?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "lēad".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “lead” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.