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Commit and Lead

commit
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

verb

  • Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.
    • usage: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
  • Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
    • usage: "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
  • Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution.
    • usage: "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
  • Confer a trust upon.
    • usage: "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
  • Make an investment.
    • usage: "Put money into bonds"
  • Engage in or perform.
    • usage: "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(DoD) The process of committing one or more air interceptors or surface-to-air missiles for interception against a target track.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
lead

noun

  • An advantage held by a competitor in a race.
    • usage: "he took the lead at the last turn"
  • A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey.
    • usage: "the children were playing with lead soldiers"
  • Evidence pointing to a possible solution.
    • usage: "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
  • A position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'. )
    • usage: "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"
  • The angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile. )
  • The introductory section of a story.
    • usage: "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
  • Sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning. (
  • An actor who plays a principal role.
  • Baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base. (
    • usage: "he took a long lead off first"
  • An indication of potential opportunity.
    • usage: "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
  • A news story of major importance.
  • The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine.
  • Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
  • Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing.
  • Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil.
  • A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire.
    • usage: "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
  • The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.
    • usage: "the lead was in the dummy"

verb

  • Take somebody somewhere.
    • usage: "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance"; "He conducted us to the palace"
  • Have as a result or residue.
    • usage: "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
  • Tend to or result in.
    • usage: "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
  • Travel in front of; go in advance of others.
    • usage: "The procession was headed by John"
  • Cause to undertake a certain action.
    • usage: "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
  • Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
    • usage: "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
  • Be in charge of.
    • usage: "Who is heading this project"
  • Be ahead of others; be the first.
    • usage: "she topped her class every year"
  • Be conducive to.
    • usage: "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
  • Lead, as in the performance of a composition.
    • usage: "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
  • Lead, extend, or afford access.
    • usage: "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
    • synonyms: go
  • Move ahead (of others) in time or space.
  • Cause something to pass or lead somewhere.
    • usage: "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
  • Preside over.
    • usage: "John moderated the discussion"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

lead is an element that was once used as a pigment and drying agent in paint. An elevated level of lead in the body can cause serious damage to the brain, nervous system, kidneys and red blood cells. The degree of harm is related to the amount of exposure and the age at which a person is exposed. The Federal government estimates that lead is present in about 75 percent of all private homes in the United States built before 1978.

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