In The Lead

Definition: In The Lead

In The Lead

Adjective

1. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race".

Adverb

1. Leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: In The Lead

Precession

Adverb: in advance, before, ahead, in the van, in the lead; foremost, headmost; in front; at the head, out in front; way out in front, far ahead.

Crosswords: In The Lead

I like you! Did I mention you're in the lead for the apartment? (Head Over Heels; writing credit: John J. Strauss; Ed Decter)

Yeah, and one of them better be good, Bill, because right now, you're in the lead with a pathetic three out of ten. (It; writing credit: Stephen King; Lawrence D. Cohen)

Away in the Lead (1925)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Watercolor by Dwight Shepler, USNR, 1943, depicting U.S. and British warships in the Pentlant Firth during an operation toward the Norwegian coast, coincident with the Sicily invasion, July 1943. USS Alabama (BB-60) is in the lead, followed by HMS Illustrious and HMS King George V. Three British carrier-based fighters (two "Seafires" and a "Martlet") are overhead. Credit: NAVY.

Leaving Valparaiso, Chile, circa 3 November 1914, following the Battle of Coronel. The German ships are in the distance, with the armored cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the lead, followed by light cruiser Nürnberg. Chilean Navy warships in the middle distance include (from left to right): cruisers Esmeralda, O'Higgins and Blanco Encalda and old battleship Capitan Prat. Credit: NAVY.

The hustler always in the lead. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Business

Whenever "intelligent" and/or high-tech safety and security equipment are specified U.S. products are in the lead. Suppliers of U.S. safety and security equipment currently make up 6 percent of the total imports of safety and security systems and supplies. (references)

Since 1990, the ranking for gross media spending in Germany had remained stable with the automotive industry, mass media, and retailing and trading in the lead. In 1999, however, the third place, was seized by telecommunication equipment and service providers. (references)

In terms of deposits there have been few changes in the top ten places in the last year. The Banco Nacion is in the lead, followed by the largest provincial bank. As for private banks, something that underscores U.S. importance in the financial system, Bank Boston and Citibank place as the second and third largest foreign capital banks (after the Banco Frances, controlled by the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya). (references)

Economic History

Ireland

As a general election must be held in Ireland no later than June 2001 it is likely that privatization plans will be put on hold in the lead up to the election. (references)

Political Economy

Argentina

In the lead up to the October 2001 legislative elections, the Alianza coalition's recognition of the need to support Cavallo, in the face of serious economic conditions, helped to maintain at least a semblance of coalition unity. (references)

Trade

Denmark

Denmark has historically maintained a no-barrier policy, and is often in the lead in the international combat against non-tariff barriers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "in the lead": be in the lead. Additional references.

Danish

in vitro forsoeg med rajgraes,tomater og kartofler har vist,at blyindholdet i roedderne stiger enormt med stigende blyindhold i jorden,men at kun ringe maengde naar andre dele af planten (but that only small amounts reach the other parts of the plant, test tube experiments with perennial ryegrass, tomatoes and potatoes showed that the lead content of the roots increases enormously with an increase in the lead content of the soil). (various references)

Dutch

uit proeven in vitro met Engels raaigras,tomaten en aardappels bleek dat stijging van het loodgehalte van de grond een enorme stijging van het loodgehalte van de wortels tot gevolg had,maar dat schlechts een klein gedeelte van het lood in de overige plant (but that only small amounts reach the other parts of the plant, test tube experiments with perennial ryegrass, tomatoes and potatoes showed that the lead content of the roots increases enormously with an increase in the lead content of the soil). (various references)

French

parmi les ouvriers manipulant du plomb on a découvert � maintes reprises des anomalies chromosomiques secondaires (secondary chromosome anomalies were repeatedly found among workers in the lead industry). (various references)

German

die Führung übernehmen (get in the lead). (various references)

Greek 

έρευνες σε δοκιμαστικούς σωλήνες με την ήρα την ετήσια,με ντομά-τες και πατάτες έδειξαν ότι το περιεχόμενο των ριζών σε μόλυβδο αυξάνει υπέ (tomatoes and potatoes showed that the lead content of the roots increases enormously with an increase in the lead content of the soil), δευτερεύουσες ανωμαλίες χρωμοσωμάτων βρέθηκαν επανειλημμένα σε εργά-τες της βιομηχανίας μολύβδου (secondary chromosome anomalies were repeatedly found among workers in the lead industry). (various references)

Indonesian

terdepan (foremost, front). (various references)

Italian

gli esperimenti effettuati in vitro sul loglio perenne(loglio inglese),sui pomodori,sulle patate hanno dimostrato che con l'aumentare del tenore in piombo del suolo si verifica un enorme aumento del tenore in piombo delle radici,mentre quantit� minime ar (but that only small amounts reach the other parts of the plant, test tube experiments with perennial ryegrass, tomatoes and potatoes showed that the lead content of the roots increases enormously with an increase in the lead content of the soil), fra gli operai addetti alla lavorazione del piombo sono state scoperte a più riprese delle anomalie cromosomiche secondarie (secondary chromosome anomalies were repeatedly found among workers in the lead industry). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

リーダー制 (being in the lead, lead, leadership organization, leading, leading case, leading company, leading hitter, leading industry, lead-off man, leech, reach, reachable, read, readability, reading, read-only, reed, song). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

リード (being in the lead, lead, read). (various references)

Pig Latin

inay ethay eadlay

Portuguese

nos operários que trabalham com o chumbo foram descobertas por várias vezes anomalias cromossómicas secundárias (secondary chromosome anomalies were repeatedly found among workers in the lead industry), as experiências'in vitro'efectuadas sobre o joio anual,os tomates e as batatas mostraram que o teor em chumbo das raízes aumenta enormemente com um teor crescente em chumbo do solo,mas que em contrapartida quantidades mínimas chegam aos outros órgãos (tomatoes and potatoes showed that the lead content of the roots increases enormously with an increase in the lead content of the soil). (various references)

Spanish

los ensayos in vitro efectuados con ballico perenne (ray-grass) tomates y patatas, mostraron que el contenido de plomo de las raíces aumenta enormemente con un contenido creciente de plomo del suelo, mientras que en las otras partes de la planta penetran (but that only small amounts reach the other parts of the plant, test tube experiments with perennial ryegrass, tomatoes and potatoes showed that the lead content of the roots increases enormously with an increase in the lead content of the soil), entre los obreros que manejan plomo se han descubierto en muchas ocasiones anomalías cromosómicas secundarias (secondary chromosome anomalies were repeatedly found among workers in the lead industry). (various references)

Misspellings

"In The Lead" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: in the leat. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: dateline, entailed, headline, lineated.

-2 letters: aliened, delaine, inhaled, latened, lethean, lineate, theelin.

-3 letters: aedile, aedine, alined, aneled, anteed, daleth, delate, denial, dental, dentil, detail, detain, dilate, elated, endite, entail, ethane, hailed, halide, halite, halted, handle, hanted, hantle, healed, heated, heiled, hented, hilted, hinted, ideate, inhale, lateen, lathed, leaden, leaned, nailed, tailed, tenail, teniae.

+1 letter: endothelia, heulandite.

+2 letters: endothelial, heulandites, lionhearted.

+3 letters: dechlorinate, endothelioma.

+4 letters: candlelighted, candlelighter, dechlorinated, dechlorinates, disenthralled, endotheliomas, hyperinflated, kindheartedly, nearsightedly, technicalized, thiabendazole, unestablished.

+5 letters: candlelighters, dichloroethane, encephalitides, endotheliomata, faintheartedly, heartrendingly, methodicalness, nonestablished, radiotelephone, radiotelephony, thiabendazoles.