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/liyd/ n.
position in front
~ing position
1) to assume, take the ~ in
2) to build up, increase one's ~
3) to hold, maintain the ~
4) to follow smb.'s ~
5) to give up, lose, relinquish the ~
6) a commanding ~
7) a ~ over (she built up a commanding ~ over her closest rivals)
principal role
8) to play the ~
9) the female; male ~
clue
10) to run down, track down a ~
leash
( BE )
11) see leash 1, 2
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/liyd/ v.
1) ( D ; tr. ) ('to guide') to ~ against 'to ~ troops against the enemy)
2) ( D ; tr. ) ('to guide') to ~ by (to ~ smb. by the hand; to ~ a horse by the bridle)
3) ( d ; intr. ) ('to go') to ~ from; to (the path ~s from the house to the river; all roads ~ to Rome)
4) ( d ; tr. ) ('to guide') to ~ from; to (she led the group from the bus to the auditorium)
5) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ in (to ~ the students in a cheer)
6) ( d ; intr. ) ('to guide') to ~ into (the prisoners were led into the courtroom)
7) ( d ; tr. ) ('to guide') to ~ off (he led the team off the field)
8) ( d ; tr. ) ('to guide') to ~ out of (the fire fighters led them out of the burning building)
9) ( d ; tr. ) ('to guide') to ~ through (to ~ smb. through the fog)
10) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ to ('to result in') (the infection led to gangrene; these evening courses will ~ to an academic degree)
11) ( d ; intr. ) ('to begin') to ~ with (the boxer led with a left jab)
12) ( H ) ('to induce') what led her to resign? I was led to believe that she would accept our offer
13) ( P ; intr. ) ('to go') the road ~s nowhere
14) ( misc. ) to ~ smb. a merry chase ( AE ) = to ~ smb. a merry/pretty dance ( BE )