present participle of lead

Providing guidance or direction. / Ranking first. / Occurring in advance; preceding.

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

(typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.

plural of lead

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lead

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.

plural of leading

(idiomatic) in first place in a contest

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