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Lead means showing someone or something the way or how to do something. (verb)

  1. An example of lead is being the first car in a convoy.
  2. An example of lead is a partner guiding another through a dance.

A lead is the person in charge or the person or thing in the first place. (noun)

  1. An example of lead is an actor with the starring role in a play.
  2. An example of lead is the first float in a parade.

Lead is a heavy, soft, flexible metal. (noun)

  1. An example of lead is the strips used to hold in the panes of a decorative window.
  2. An example of lead is the base of paints used in homes built before 1978.

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