Definitions for: Leading


[n] the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"
[n] thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
[adj] going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"
[adj] purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response; "a leading question"
[adj] having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"



Webster (1913) Definition: Lead"ing, a.
Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading
motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- Lead"ing*ly,
adv.

Leading case (Law), a reported decision which has come to
be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.
--Abbott.

Leading motive [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a
guiding theme; in the modern music drama of Wagner, a
marked melodic phrase or short passage which always
accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,
situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the
play; a sort of musical label.

Leading note (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the
ascending major scale; the sensible note.

Leading question, a question so framed as to guide the
person questioned in making his reply.

Leading strings, strings by which children are supported
when beginning to walk.

To be in leading strings, to be in a state of infancy or
dependence, or under the guidance of others.

Leading wheel, a wheel situated before the driving wheels
of a locomotive engine.


Lead"ing, n.
1. The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing;
guidance. --Shak.

2. Suggestion; hint; example. [Archaic] --Bacon.

Synonyms: ahead(p), directing, directional, directive, guiding, in the lead, lead, leadership, purposeful, up

Antonyms: following

See Also: activity, helm, lead, slip, strip, trend setting

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