leading

1. To cover, fill, or affect with lead

   continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.

2. To place leads between the lines of.

   leaded matter

1. (heading) To guide or conduct.
2. To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
3. (heading) To begin, to be ahead.
4. To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure

   to lead someone to a righteous cause

5. To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.

   the path leads to the mill;  gambling leads to other vices

6. To produce (with to).

   The shock led to a change in his behaviour.

7. (transitive) To live or experience (a particular way of life).

1. Providing guidance or direction.

   Avoid leading questions if you really want the truth.

2. Ranking first.

   He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county.

3. Occurring in advance; preceding.

   The stock market can be a leading economic indicator.

noun

An act by which one is led or guided.

noun

Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.