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#LEAD PAST TENSE DEFINITION SOFTWARE#

( civil engineering ) The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.Inside lead refers to the release or exhaust. Usage note: When used alone it means outside lead, or lead for the admission of steam.In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal a leash.( nautical ) The course of a rope from end to end.( countable ) A channel of open water in an ice field.

#LEAD PAST TENSE DEFINITION SOFTWARE#

John is the development lead on this software product. ( business ) The person in charge of a project or a work shift etc.( acting ) The actor who plays the main role lead actor.And I've picked you for the lead in my next picture." To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.( heading, transitive ) To guide or conduct.Lead ( third-person singular simple present leads, present participle leading, simple past and past participle led) ( Received Pronunciation ) enPR: lēd, IPA ( key): /liːd/.Related to Old English līþan ( “ to go, travel ” ). Also known as leading.įrom Middle English leden, from Old English lǣdan ( “ to lead ” ), from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ( “ to cause one to go, lead ” ), causative of Proto-Germanic *līþaną ( “ to go ” ), from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ( “ to leave, die ” ).Ĭognate with West Frisian liede ( “ to lead ” ), Dutch leiden ( “ to lead ” ), German leiten ( “ to lead ” ), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lede ( “ to lead ” ), Norwegian Nynorsk leia ( “ to lead ” ), Swedish leda ( “ to lead ” ).

( uncountable, typography ) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text.A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.( countable, nautical ) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or ( dated ) to estimate velocity in knots.

Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum). It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal.

( uncountable ) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity.

Lead ( countable and uncountable, plural leads)

( graphite in a pencil ) : Graphite was once believed to be a form of lead see black lead and plumbago.

From Middle English led, leed, from Old English lēad ( “ lead ” ), from Proto-West Germanic *laud ( “ lead ” ), borrowed from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- ( “ to flow ” ).Ĭognate with Scots leid, lede ( “ lead ” ), North Frisian lud, luad ( “ lead ” ), West Frisian lead ( “ lead ” ), Dutch lood ( “ lead ” ), German Lot ( “ solder, plummet, sounding line ” ), Swedish lod ( “ lead ” ), Icelandic lóð ( “ a plumb, weight ” ), Irish luaidhe ( “ lead ” ) Latin plumbum ( “ lead ” ).