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lead verb

  /lɛd/
  • (transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.
 свинец, грузи́ло, интерлинья́ж, межстро́чное расстоя́ние, плю́мбум, свине́ц
  • (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
 свинец, грузи́ло, свинцева́ть, свинцо́вый отве́с

lead noun

  /lɛd/
  • (slang) Bullets; ammunition.
 свинец
  • (uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
 свинец, плю́мбум, свине́ц
  • (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.
 грузи́ло, свинцева́ть, свинцо́вый отве́с
  • (uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
 интерлинья́ж, межстро́чное расстоя́ние
  • (countable) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
 свинцева́ть
  • A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
 шпо́на, шпо́ны, шпон

lead verb

  /lid/ , /liːd/
  • To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
 [[пойти́]] с, [[ходи́ть]] с, вести́, води́ть, наво́дка, привести́
  • To guide or conduct oneself 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).
 вести́, вести́сь, води́ть, води́ться, проводи́ть, ход
  • (intransitive) To have the highest interim score in a game.
 вести́, лидировать
  • To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
 вести́сь, води́ться
  • (transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
 возглавля́ть, ли́дерство, начина́ть, опережа́ть
  • (intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
 жи́ла
  • (intransitive) To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
 лиди́ровать, лидировать
  • (intransitive) To proceed in front of others; to go first.
 начина́ть
  • (transitive) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
 начина́ть, привести́, приводи́ть, склоня́ть
  • (intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
 проводи́ть, лидировать
  • To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
 руководи́ть, руководить
  • (transitive, cards, dominoes) To begin a game, round, or trick, with
 ход

leading noun

  /ˈlɛdɪŋ/
  • (typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.
 интерлиньяж

leaded adjective

  /ˈlɛdɪd/
  • Containing or treated with the element lead.
 этили́рованный

lead noun

  /lid/ , /liːd/
  • (uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
 [[пойти́]] с, [[ходи́ть]] с, вести́, води́ть, привести́, приводи́ть
  • Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
 вести́, вести́сь, води́ть, води́ться, наво́дка, начина́ть
  • (US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
 вести́, вести́сь, води́ть, води́ться, привести́, приводи́ть
  • (music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
 вести́, води́ть
  • 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.
 вести́, води́ть, лиди́ровать, привести́, приводи́ть
  • (horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
 вести́, води́ть, проводи́ть
  • (countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.
 вести́, возглавля́ть, ли́дерство, лиди́ровать, опережа́ть
  • (countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
 вести́сь, води́ться, руководи́ть
  • (countable, mining) A lode.
 жи́ла
  • (baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
  • A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
 начина́ть

leading adjective

  /ˈlidɪŋ/ , /ˈliːdɪŋ/
  • Ranking first.
 веду́щий
  • Providing guidance or direction.
 веду́щий, наводя́щий, руководя́щий
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