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lead vs score

score vs lead

lead and score both are nouns.

lead and score both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lead Yes No Yes No
score Yes No Yes No
As nouns, score is a hypernym of lead; that is, score is a word with a broader meaning than lead:
  • lead: (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
  • score: a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
lead (noun) score (noun)
the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge the act of scoring in a game or sport
a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing the facts about an actual situation
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
an advantage held by a competitor in a race a set of twenty members
evidence pointing to a possible solution grounds
a news story of major importance a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
the introductory section of a story a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
an indication of potential opportunity an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
an actor who plays a principal role
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
lead (verb) score (verb)
cause to undertake a certain action assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
preside over make underscoring marks
lead, as in the performance of a composition gain points in a game
travel in front of; go in advance of others get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
take somebody somewhere make small marks into the surface of
move ahead (of others) in time or space induce to have sex
be in charge of write a musical score for
be conducive to
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
be ahead of others; be the first
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
lead, extend, or afford access
produce as a result or residue
tend to or result in
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