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1. Indicating the most important performer or role
   "the leading man"
   - prima, star, starring, stellar
    
2. Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
   "the country's leading poet"
   - preeminent
    
3. Going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
   "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"
    
4. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest
   "the leading team in the pennant race"
   - ahead, in the lead

1. Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
   - lead[2]
    
2. The activity of leading
   - leadership

1. Take somebody somewhere
   "we led him to our chief"
   - take, direct, conduct, guide
    
2. Have as a result or residue
   - leave, result
    
3. Tend to or result in
   "This remark led to further arguments among the guests"
    
4. Travel in front of; go in advance of others
   - 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
   - run, go, pass, extend
    
7. Be in charge of
   - head
    
8. Be ahead of others; be the first
   - top
    
9. Be conducive to
   "The use of computers in the classroom led to better writing"
   - contribute, conduce
    
10. Lead, as in the performance of a composition
    - conduct, direct
     
11. Lead, extend, or afford access
    - go
     
12. Move ahead (of others) in time or space
    - precede
     
13. Cause something to pass or lead somewhere
    - run
     
14. Preside over
    - moderate, chair

Derived forms: leadings

See also: directing, directional, directive, guiding, leader, major, superior, up

Type of: activity, advance, be, boost, bring about, cause, direct, discuss, do, encourage, execute, further, get, give rise, go, hash out, have, induce, locomote, make, make pass, move, pass, perform, produce, promote, slip, stimulate, strip, talk over, travel

Antonym: following

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