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lead on: entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken

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lead the way collapse

lead off collapse: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"

break ground collapse

go before collapse

break the ice collapse

head up collapse

precede collapse: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"; move ahead (of others) in time or space; be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"; come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

lead by the nose collapse

spearhead collapse: the head and sharpened point of a spear; the leading military unit in an attack; someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.); be the leader of; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease"

lay down the law collapse

prima ballerina collapse: a leading female ballet dancer

headliner collapse: a performer who receives prominent billing

antecede collapse

outrank collapse

wood pulp collapse: wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper)

outstrip collapse

leading lady collapse: actress who plays the leading female role

redound to collapse

invent collapse: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

crude oil collapse

motor oil collapse: oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor

high test collapse

ethyl collapse: the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom

dominate collapse: have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"; be in control; "Her husband completely dominates her"; look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

quarterback collapse: the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team"; (football) the person who plays quarterback; play the quarterback

petroleum collapse: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

petrol collapse

skipper collapse: a student who fails to attend classes; work as the skipper on a vessel

diva collapse

forge ahead collapse

antihero collapse: a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)

usher in collapse

prima donna collapse: a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star; a vain and temperamental person

tempt collapse: try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"; dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"; give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"; try to seduce

originate collapse: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"; come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"; begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

prescribe collapse

protagonist collapse: the principal character in a work of fiction

walk on collapse

create collapse: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"; pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; "Don't disturb him--he is creating"; bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting"; invest with a new title, office, or rank; "Create one a peer"

role collapse: normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"

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