lead
/liːd/ nounDefinition
WINNING [no plural] › a winning position during a race or other situation where people are competing: She's in the lead (= winning). France has just taken the lead (= started to win). a three-goal lead
FILM/PLAY [C] › the main person in a film or play: She plays the lead in both films.
DOG [C] UK (US leash) › a chain or piece of leather fixed to a dog's collar so that it can be controlled: Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times.
ELECTRICITY [C] UK (US cord) › the wire that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the electricity supply
INFORMATION [C] › information about a crime that police are trying to solve: Police are chasing up a new lead.
(Definition of lead noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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