- lead-up
- UK [ˈliːd ʌp] / US [ˈlɪd ˌʌp]
noun [singular]
the period that comes before an important eventlead-up to:
in the lead-up to the Olympic Games
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Lead — (pronEng|ˈlɛd) is a main group element with a symbol Pb ( la. plumbum). Lead has the atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal, also considered to be one of the heavy metals. Lead has a bluish white color when freshly cut, but… … Wikipedia
Lead — (l[e^]d), n. [OE. led, leed, lead, AS. le[ a]d; akin to D. lood, MHG. l[=o]t, G. loth plummet, sounding lead, small weight, Sw. & Dan. lod. [root]123.] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lead — (l[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Led} (l[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leading}.] [OE. leden, AS. l[=ae]dan (akin to OS. l[=e]dian, D. leiden, G. leiten, Icel. le[imac][eth]a, Sw. leda, Dan. lede), properly a causative fr. AS. li[eth]an to go; akin to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lead — Lead, n. 1. The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another. [1913 Webster] At the time I speak of, and having a momentary lead, . . . I am sure I did my country important service.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lead — (von engl. to lead = „(an)führen“, [liːd]) hat unterschiedliche Bedeutungen: Lead (Titularbistum) Eine Stadt in der Nähe von Rapid City, siehe Lead (South Dakota). Leadklettern; Variante des Sportkletterns Marketing / Vertrieb: Die erfolgreiche… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lead — Lead, v. i. 1. To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or pre[ e]minence; to be first or chief; used in most of the senses of lead, v. t. [1913 Webster] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lead Me On — may refer to:* Lead Me On (album), a 1988 album by Amy Grant ** Lead Me On (song), a song from the album above* Lead Me On , a 1979 hit song by Maxine Nightingale and also the title of its parent album* Lead Me On (Kelly Joe Phelps album) , an… … Wikipedia
Lead-In — steht für ein Konzept der Publikumsbindung im Programmablauf, siehe Lead in (Unterhaltungsmedien) bei optischen Datenträgern den Bereich vor den eigentlichen Nutzdaten, siehe Lead in (Datenträger) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lead — (l[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leading}.] 1. To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lead to — v. t. 1. Same as {cause}; as, the roaring stock market led to an increase in the purchase of big ticket items during the 1996 Christmas season. Syn: result in, lead to. [PJC] 2. to be a contributory cause of; as, IBM s inattention to the needs of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lead on — {v. phr.} To encourage you to believe something untrue or mistaken. * /Tom led us on to believe that he was a world traveler, but we found out that he had never been outside our state./ * /We were led on to think that Jeanne and Jim were engaged… … Dictionary of American idioms
