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leading¹ Definition

lead·ing (led′iŋ)

noun

  1. a covering or being covered with lead
  2. strips or sheets of lead, collectively

leading² Definition

lead·ing (lēd′iŋ)

noun

the action of one that leads; guidance; direction; leadership

adjective

  1. that leads; guiding
  2. principal; chief
  3. playing the lead in a play, film, etc.

leading Synonyms

leading

modif.

  1. Principal

    foremost, chief, preeminent; see best 1, principal.

  2. First

    front, head, advance; see first 1.

leading Usage Examples

Preposition: of

spirit: Yearly Meeting stresses that central to a meeting must always be constant discernment of the leadings of the Spirit.

Modifies a noun

  • provider: Leonard Cheshire is the leading charity provider of services for disabled people in the UK.
  • supplier: Bonners Music Shop is a leading supplier of piano stools across the UK.
  • manufacturer: Laboratory Technician ADM Cocoa Hull Ltd, a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company, is a leading manufacturer of Cocoa.
  • edge: Even for firms at the leading edge, the fight to be competitive never stops.
  • role: Gay Lynn Webb played a leading role in student life in the early days of the University.
  • charity: A leading charity which provides dogs for people with sight problems has been given a boost by staff at Southern Water.

Used with adjective complement

  • leave: For the short cut take the flight of steps immediately down to your left leading into Via di Porta S. Pancrazio.
  • select: Liberal Democrats in Lewisham have selected leading Lib Dem Chris Maines as their candidate to challenge Lewisham's sitting Mayor, Steve Bullock.