take+the+lead

  • 51lead off — Synonyms and related words: antecede, break ground, break the ice, come before, come first, commence, create, embark, enter, front, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, have priority, head, head the table, head up, inaugurate, initiate, invent …

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  • 52lead — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. led) 1 tr. cause to go with one, esp. by guiding or showing the way or by going in front and taking a person s hand or an animal s halter etc. 2 tr. a direct the actions or opinions of. b (often foll. by to, or… …

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  • 53take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …

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  • 54take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids …

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  • 55lead on — Synonyms and related words: act on, allure, approach, bait, bait the hook, be responsible for, bear upon, blandish, cajole, call the signals, captain, carry on, coax, command, conduct, control, coquet, dally, decoy, direct, draw, draw in, draw on …

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  • 56take over — Synonyms and related words: accept, acquire, admit, adopt, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, assume command, colonize, come by, come in for, conquer, copy, derive, derive from, drag down, draw, draw from, encroach, enslave, gain, get, get at …

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  • 57take charge — Synonyms and related words: active, acute, aggressive, animated, arrogate, assume, assume command, be able, be up to, brisk, can, can do, cut it, cut the mustard, dynamic, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, forceful, forcible, full of pep, go …

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  • 58The L.A. — Infobox Television episode Colour = #ffaa44 Series = The O.C. Title = The L.A. Season = 1 (2003 2004) Caption = Marissa, Ryan, Summer Seth Episode = 22 Airdate = March 24, 2004 (FOX) Writer = Josh Schwartz Director = David M. Barrett Production …

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  • 59lead — I. v. a. 1. Guide (by the hand or something connected with the hand). 2. Conduct, direct, escort, go before as guide. 3. Head, be at the head of, precede. 4. Surpass, excel, have the lead of, take the lead of, outstrip, be in advance of. 5.… …

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  • 60lead by the nose — Synonyms and related words: affect, bend, bestride, bias, color, dictate, dispose, dominate, have subject, have the ascendancy, hypnotize, incline, induce, influence, lead, make putty of, master, mesmerize, move, persuade, play first fiddle,… …

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