lead
noun [S] (WINNING POSITION) /liːd/ /liːd/Definition
B2 a winning position during a race or other situation where people are competing: For the first time in the race Harrison is in the lead. With a final burst of speed she went/moved into the lead. After last night's win Johnson has taken (over) the lead in the championship table. By the end of the day's play Davies had a lead of three points.Scoring, winning and losing in sportWinning and defeatingLosing and being defeated
(Definition of lead noun (WINNING POSITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blinder noun (GOOD PERFORMANCE)
- blow sb/sth away phrasal verb
- crash out phrasal verb (LOSE)
- fell verb (CUT DOWN)
- grand slam noun (WINNING EVERYTHING)
- hammering noun (DEFEAT)
- knock sb out phrasal verb (DEFEAT)
- lap verb (IN RACING)
- offence noun
- outdistance verb
- outrun verb
- record noun (BEST)
- reel sth off phrasal verb (SPORT)
- scratch verb (REMOVE)
- second adverb
- second ordinal number, determiner
- shutout noun
- walloping noun
- win noun
- won verb
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