[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lead \lead\ l=ed, v. t. imp.  p. p. led le^d; p. pr.
    vb. n. leading. oe. leden, as. l=aedan akin to os.
   l=edian, d. leiden, g. leiten, icel. leimacetha, sw.
   leda, dan. lede, properly a causative fr. as. liethan to
   go; akin to ohg. limacdan, icel. limacetha, goth.
   leithornan in comp.. cf. lode, loath.
   1. to guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some
      physical contact or connection; as, a father leads a
      child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a
      blind man.
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            if a blind man lead a blind man, both fall down in
            the ditch.                            --wyclif
                                                  matt. xv.
                                                  14.
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            they thrust him out of the city, and led him unto
            the brow of the hill.                 --luke iv. 29.
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            in thy right hand lead with thee
            the mountain nymph, sweet liberty.    --milton.
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   2. to guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain
      place or end, by making the way known; to show the way,
      esp. by going with or going in advance of. hence,
      figuratively: to direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to
      lead a traveler; to lead a pupil.
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            the lord went before them by day in a pillar of a
            cloud, to lead them the way.          --ex. xiii.
                                                  21.
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            he leadeth me beside the still waters. --ps. xxiii.
                                                  2.
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            this thought might lead me through the world's vain
            mask.
            content, though blind, had i no better guide.
                                                  --milton.
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   3. to conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or
      charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a
      search; to lead a political party.
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            christ took not upon him flesh and blood that he
            might conquer and rule nations, lead armies, or
            possess places.                       --south.
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   4. to go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be
      foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet
      of yachts; the guards led the attack; demosthenes leads
      the orators of all ages.
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            as hesperus, that leads the sun his way. --fairfax.
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            and lo  ben adhem's name led all the rest. --leigh
                                                  hunt.
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   5. to draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to
      prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure; as, to lead
      one to espouse a righteous cause.
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            he was driven by the necessities of the times, more
            than led by his own disposition, to any rigor of
            actions.                              --eikon
                                                  basilike.
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            silly women, laden with sins, led away by divers
            lusts.                                --2 tim. iii.
                                                  6 rev. ver..
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   6. to guide or conduct one's self 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.
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            that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life. --1
                                                  tim. ii. 2.
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            nor thou with shadowed hint confuse
            a life that leads melodious days.     --tennyson.
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            you remember . . . the life he used to lead his wife
            and daughter.                         --dickens.
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   7. cards  dominoes to begin a game, round, or trick, with;
      as, to lead trumps; the double five was led.
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   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.
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see also:
led leading lode loath to lead astray to lead captive 
to lead the way 

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