present participle of lead

An act by which one is led or guided. / (archaic) Command of an army or military unit.

An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something. / A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.

Held in place by strips of lead. / Containing or treated with the element lead. / Containing tetraethyllead. / (informal) Caffeinated.

simple past tense and past participle of lead

That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber where the bullet travels prior to contacting the rifling.

Alternative form of lead-in

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, in. / To introduce, to mark the beginning of something, especially in music.

plural of leade

plural of leading