(countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course

(not comparable) Foremost. / Main, principal.

Misspelling of led.

(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.

(cricket) The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.

Permission to be absent; time away from one's work. / (dated or law) Permission. / (dated) Farewell, departure.

(transitive) To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.

(intransitive, rare) To produce leaves or foliage.

(obsolete) To raise; to levy.

A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. / A large amount of liquid; as, a wine lake. / (now chiefly dialectal) A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.