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Adjective leading has 5 senses
- leading, prima, star, starring, stellar - 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"
Antonym: minor (indirect, via major)
- leading - going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"
Antonyms: following, pursuing, shadowing, tailing, stalking
- greatest, leading, preeminent - greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
Antonym: inferior (indirect, via superior)
- ahead, in the lead, leading - having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"
Antonym: down (indirect, via up)
- leading - purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response; "a leading question"
Antonym: purposeless (indirect, via purposeful)
Noun leading has 2 senses
- lead, leading - thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
--1 is a kind of strip, slip
- leadership, leading - the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"
--2 is a kind of activity
--2 has particulars: helm; lead; trend setting
Verb lead has 15 senses
- lead, take, direct, conduct, guide - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
Sample sentence:
The men lead the horses across the field
- leave, result, lead - result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
--2 is one way to bring about
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- lead - tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
--3 is one way to leave, result, lead
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- lead, head - travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"
--4 is one way to precede, lead
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- lead - cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
--5 is one way to induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Sample sentence:
They lead him to write the letter
- run, go, pass, lead, extend - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
--6 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- head, lead - be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
--7 is one way to direct
Sample sentence:
They lead him to write the letter
- lead, top - be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
=> Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s somebody
=> Something ----s somebody
=> Something ----s something
- contribute, lead, conduce - be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
--9 is one way to promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- conduct, lead, direct - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
--10 is one way to perform, execute, do
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- lead - pass or spend; "lead a good life"
--11 is one way to spend, pass
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- go, lead - lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
--12 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- precede, lead - move ahead (of others) in time or space
--13 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- run, lead - cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
--14 is one way to pass, make pass
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
- moderate, chair, lead - preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
--15 is one way to hash out, discuss, talk over
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
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