(transitive, idiomatic) to mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie. / (transitive, idiomatic) to encourage with the illusion of a romantic relationship.

(transitive, idiomatic) To omit. / (informal) To desist; to cease. / (intransitive) To stop with a view to resuming at a later point.

A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience. / (by extension) A measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time

Alternative form of ringleader

(idiomatic) at all, in any way

plural of leading question

A question that suggests the answer or that contains the information for which the examiner is looking.

(law, Scotland) An extended lease to induce the tenant to make improvements to the premises.

(botany) One of the spots upon a stem where buds and intercalary meristems occur, usually marking the end of a season's growth. / (computing theory) A node, in a tree, that has no children.

(archaic) Lacking in sense or shrewdness.