From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Led \Led\ (l[e^]d), imp. & p. p. of {Lead}.
{Led captain}. An obsequious follower or attendant. [Obs.] --Swift.
{Led horse}, a sumpter horse, or a spare horse, that is led along.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lead \Lead\ (l[=e]d), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Led} (l[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leading}.] [OE. leden, AS. l[=ae]dan (akin to OS. l[=e]dian, D. leiden, G. leiten, Icel. le[imac][eth]a, Sw. leda, Dan. lede), properly a causative fr. AS. li[eth]an to go; akin to OHG. l[imac]dan, Icel. l[imac][eth]a, Goth. lei[thorn]an (in comp.). Cf. {Lode}, {Loath}.]
1. To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact or connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man.
If a blind man lead a blind man, both fall down in the ditch. --Wyclif (Matt. xv. 14.)
They thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill. --Luke iv. 29.
In thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty. --Milton.
2. To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, esp. by going with or going in advance of. Hence, figuratively: To direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to lead a traveler; to lead a pupil.
The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way. --Ex. xiii. 21.
He leadeth me beside the still waters. --Ps. xxiii. 2.
This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask. Content, though blind, had I no better guide. --Milton.
3. To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party.
Christ took not upon him flesh and blood that he might conquer and rule nations, lead armies, or possess places. --South.
4. To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages.
As Hesperus, that leads the sun his way. --Fairfax.
And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. --Leigh Hunt.
5. To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure; as, to lead one to espouse a righteous cause.
He was driven by the necessities of the times, more than led by his own disposition, to any rigor of actions. --Eikon Basilike.
Silly women, laden with sins, led away by divers lusts. --2 Tim. iii. 6 (Rev. Ver.).
6. To guide or conduct one's self in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).
That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life. --1 Tim. ii. 2.
Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that leads melodious days. --Tennyson.
You remember . . . the life he used to lead his wife and daughter. --Dickens.
7. (Cards & Dominoes) To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps; the double five was led.
{To lead astray}, to guide in a wrong way, or into error; to seduce from truth or rectitude.
{To lead captive}, to carry or bring into captivity.
{To lead the way}, to show the way by going in front; to act as guide. --Goldsmith.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" [syn: {Pb}, {atomic number 82}]
2: an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn"
3: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" [syn: {track}, {trail}]
4: a position of leadership (especially in the phrase 'take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"
5: the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
6: the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" [syn: {lead-in}]
7: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: {star}, {principal}]
8: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first"
9: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}]
10: a news story of major importance [syn: {lead story}]
11: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {spark advance}]
12: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal [syn: {leash}, {tether}]
13: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing [syn: {leading}]
14: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil [syn: {pencil lead}]
15: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: {jumper cable}, {jumper lead}]
16: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"
verb
1: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: {take}, {direct}, {conduct}, {guide}]
2: result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn: {leave}, {result}]
3: tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
4: travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" [syn: {head}]
5: cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
6: 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" [syn: {run}, {go}, {pass}, {extend}]
7: be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" [syn: {head}]
8: be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" [syn: {top}]
9: be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" [syn: {contribute}, {conduce}]
10: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" [syn: {conduct}, {direct}]
11: pass or spend; "lead a good life"
12: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: {go}]
13: move ahead (of others) in time or space [syn: {precede}] [ant: {follow}]
14: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" [syn: {run}]
15: preside over; "John moderated the discussion" [syn: {moderate}, {chair}] [also: {led}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used [syn: {light-emitting diode}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
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