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.
Lead (?), v. i. 1. To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going
before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have
precedence or preëminence; to be first or chief; -- used in most of the
senses of lead, v. t.
2. To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as,
the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices.
The mountain foot that leads towards Mantua.
Shak.
To lead off or out, to go first; to begin.
Lead, n. 1. The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as,
to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.
At the time I speak of, and having a momentary lead, . . . I am
sure I did my country important service.
Burke.
2. Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as,
the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a
second.
3. (Cards & Dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or
round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as, your partner has the
lead.