Lead
91lead — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. conduct, direct; precede; open, start; bring; spend, pass. See authority, direction, beginning, precedence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. leading, head, foremost; see best 1 , first 1 , principal . n …
92lead — see if you are not the lead dog, the view never changes when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch crosses are ladders that lead to heaven all roads lead to Rome …
93lead-in — [[t]li͟ːd ɪn[/t]] lead ins N COUNT A lead in is something that is said or done as an introduction before the main subject or event, especially before a radio or television programme. They were thrilled, finally, to have a decent lead in for their …
94lead — The first named underwriting syndicate on a Lloyd s insurance policy. When a broker seeks to cover a risk he will first try to get a large syndicate to act as lead, which encourages smaller syndicates to cover a share of the risk. The premium… …
95lead on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lead on : present tense I/you/we/they lead on he/she/it leads on present participle leading on past tense led on past participle led on lead someone on to encourage someone to do something or to expect… …
96lead on to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lead on to : present tense I/you/we/they lead on to he/she/it leads on to present participle leading on to past tense led on to past participle led on to British same as lead to 1) Prout s work on digestion… …
97lead-in — UK [ˈliːd ɪn] / US [ˈlɪd ˌɪn] noun [countable] Word forms lead in : singular lead in plural lead ins a statement, action, or short piece of film used for introducing something …
98lead up to — [verb] introduce, pave the way, prepare for * * * immediately precede the weeks leading up to the elections ■ result in fashioning a policy appropriate to the situation entails understanding the forces that led up to it * * * lead up to [phrasal… …
99lead-in — noun Date: 1913 something (as a television show or segment) that leads into something else < a lead in to the commercial > • lead in adjective …
100lead to — phr verb Lead to is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑alley, ↑corridor, ↑door, ↑drive, ↑driveway, ↑escalator, ↑event, ↑finding, ↑gate, ↑hallway, ↑impulse, ↑ …
