browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
leading |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lead 7 of 15 senses of lead Sense 1 lead, take direct, conduct, guide => beacon => mislead, misguide, lead astray => usher, show Sense 2 leave result, lead => lead Sense 4 lead, head => draw away Sense 5 lead => give Sense 6 run, go pass, lead, extend => come => radiate, ray => go far go deep Sense 7 head, lead => chair, chairman => captain => spearhead => take hold take charge, take control Sense 13 precede, lead => lead, head Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lead 7 of 15 senses of lead Sense 1 lead, take direct, conduct, guide => beacon => mislead, misguide, lead astray => usher, show => marshal Sense 2 leave result, lead => lead Sense 4 lead, head => draw away Sense 5 lead => give Sense 6 run, go pass, lead, extend => come => radiate, ray => go far go deep Sense 7 head, lead => chair, chairman => captain => spearhead => take hold take charge, take control => attend => move in on Sense 13 precede, lead => lead, head => draw away Entailment of verb lead 1 of 15 senses of lead Sense 8 lead => compete, vie, contend Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lead 15 senses of lead Sense 1 lead, take direct, conduct, guide Sense 2 leave result, lead => bring about Sense 3 lead => leave result, lead Sense 4 lead, head => precede, lead Sense 5 lead => induce, stimulate, cause have get make Sense 6 run, go pass, lead, extend => be Sense 7 head, lead => direct Sense 8 lead Sense 9 contribute, lead, conduce => promote, advance, boost, further, encourage Sense 10 conduct, lead, direct => perform, execute, do Sense 11 lead => spend, pass Sense 12 go lead => be Sense 13 precede, lead => travel, go move locomote Sense 14 run, lead => pass, make pass Sense 15 moderate, chair, lead => discuss, talk over Familiarity of verb lead lead used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 15) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lead Sense 1 lead, take direct, conduct, guide -------------- Sense 2 leave result, lead => bring about -------------- Sense 3 lead => leave result, lead -------------- Sense 4 lead, head => precede, lead -------------- Sense 5 lead => induce, stimulate, cause have get make -------------- Sense 6 run, go pass, lead, extend => be -------------- Sense 7 head, lead => direct -------------- Sense 8 lead -------------- Sense 9 contribute, lead, conduce => promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -------------- Sense 10 conduct, lead, direct => perform, execute, do -------------- Sense 11 lead => spend, pass -------------- Sense 12 go lead => be -------------- Sense 13 precede, lead => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 14 run, lead => pass, make pass -------------- Sense 15 moderate, chair, lead => discuss, talk over -------------- Grep of noun leading affirmative pleading alternative pleading defective pleading leading leading astray leading edge leading indicator leading lady leading light leading man leading off leading question leading rein leading tone pleading special pleading Overview of noun leading The noun leading has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lead, leading -- (thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing) 2. leadership, leading -- (the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team") Overview of verb lead The verb lead has 15 senses (first 14 from tagged texts) 1. (40) 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") 2. (37) leave result, lead -- (result in "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin") 3. (27) lead -- (tend to or result in "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests") 4. (17) lead, head -- (travel in front of go in advance of others: "The procession was headed by John") 5. (17) lead -- (cause to undertake a certain action "Her greed led her to forge the checks") 6. (13) 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") 7. (13) head, lead -- (be in charge of "Who is heading this project?") 8. (10) lead -- (be ahead of others be at the top be the first) 9. (9) contribute, lead, conduce -- (be conducive to "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing") 10. (8) conduct, lead, direct -- (lead, as in the performance of a musical composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years") 11. (6) lead -- (pass or spend; "lead a good life") 12. (5) go lead -- (lead. extend, or afford access "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South") 13. (2) precede, lead -- (move ahead (of others) in time or space) 14. (1) run, lead -- (cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet") 15. moderate, chair, lead -- (preside over "John moderated the discussion") Overview of adj leading The adj leading has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (4) 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") 2. (3) leading -- (going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology") 3. (3) greatest, leading, preeminent -- (greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist") 4. (1) 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") 5. (1) leading -- (purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response; "a leading question") Antonyms of adj leading 5 senses of leading Sense 1 leading(prenominal), prima(prenominal), star(prenominal), starring(prenominal), stellar(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA major) -> minor Sense 2 leading (vs. following) following (vs. leading) => pursuing => shadowing, tailing => stalking Sense 3 greatest, leading(postnominal), preeminent INDIRECT (VIA superior) -> inferior Sense 4 ahead(prenominal), in the lead, leading INDIRECT (VIA up) -> down Sense 5 leading INDIRECT (VIA purposeful) -> purposeless Similarity of adj leading 5 senses of leading Sense 1 leading(prenominal), prima(prenominal), star(prenominal), starring(prenominal), stellar(postnominal) => major (vs. minor) Sense 2 leading (vs. following) => directing, directional, directive, guiding => guiding Sense 3 greatest, leading(postnominal), preeminent => superior (vs. inferior) Sense 4 ahead(prenominal), in the lead, leading => up (vs. down) Sense 5 leading => purposeful (vs. purposeless) Attributes of adj leading Familiarity of adj leading leading used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj leading leading misleading pleading Overview of noun leading The noun leading has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lead, leading -- (thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing) 2. leadership, leading -- (the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team") Overview of verb lead The verb lead has 15 senses (first 14 from tagged texts) 1. (40) 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") 2. (37) leave result, lead -- (result in "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin") 3. (27) lead -- (tend to or result in "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests") 4. (17) lead, head -- (travel in front of go in advance of others: "The procession was headed by John") 5. (17) lead -- (cause to undertake a certain action "Her greed led her to forge the checks") 6. (13) 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") 7. (13) head, lead -- (be in charge of "Who is heading this project?") 8. (10) lead -- (be ahead of others be at the top be the first) 9. (9) contribute, lead, conduce -- (be conducive to "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing") 10. (8) conduct, lead, direct -- (lead, as in the performance of a musical composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years") 11. (6) lead -- (pass or spend; "lead a good life") 12. (5) go lead -- (lead. extend, or afford access "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South") 13. (2) precede, lead -- (move ahead (of others) in time or space) 14. (1) run, lead -- (cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet") 15. moderate, chair, lead -- (preside over "John moderated the discussion") Overview of adj leading The adj leading has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (4) 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") 2. (3) leading -- (going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology") 3. (3) greatest, leading, preeminent -- (greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist") 4. (1) 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") 5. (1) leading -- (purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response; "a leading question")
leading definition
This work is licensed under a
