Lead (clue) meaning in English

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Definition

a lead: a clue, a piece of information that may prove important (in an investigation) noun
to lead: to bring to, to guide, to show the way; to direct, to take charge of, to head verb

Examples

  • "Police have no leads in a mysterious case in which a man was assaulted with what is believed to be a small glass bottle."
  • "Leads? Yeah, sure."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with words used in the article. Use the hints to help you.

This noun describes "promising, helpful or useful information" which can be used to solve a mystery. "The detectives have a on a suspect in the murder case."

This adjective describes something which is popular or fashionable. "Right now, smart phones and Epods are very ."
Fill in the blanks with words used in the article. Use the hints to help you.

This noun describes "promising, helpful or useful information" which can be used to solve a mystery. "The detectives have a [not done] lead 1 on a suspect in the murder case."

This adjective describes something which is popular or fashionable. "Right now, smart phones and Epods are very trendy 2."
1 lead: A "lead (in a police case)" describes promising information which might "lead" to the resolution of the case. For example: We have a good lead in the case: a witness saw the suspect leaving the bar with blood on his hands. "Lead" rhymes with "feed" and "seed" in this context.
2 trendy: The term "trendy" means "fashionable" or "popular". The article describes the San Francisco neighborhood of North Beach as "trendy" or "popular".

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