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lead with

phrasal verb

Definition of lead with

1 : to begin with (something specified)
  • The newspaper story led with a long report on the funeral.
2 : to begin a series of punches in boxing with (a punch thrown by a specified hand)
  • The champion led with a left to the body, followed up quickly with a right to the jaw.

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lead play

  1. : to guide on a way especially by going in advance

  2. : to direct on a course or in a direction

  3. : to serve as a channel for

  1. : leadership

  2. : example, precedent

  3. : position at the front : vanguard

  1. : acting or serving as a lead (see 2lead) or leader

  1. : a bluish-white soft malleable ductile plastic but inelastic heavy metallic element found mostly in combination and used especially in pipes, cable sheaths, batteries, solder, and shields against radioactivity — see Chemical Elements Table

  2. : a plummet for sounding at sea

  3. : a usually flat lead roof

  1. : to cover, line, or weight with lead (see 4lead)

  2. : to fix (window glass) in position with leads

  3. : to put space between the lines of (typeset matter)

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