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Definition
Lead
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey or to guide someone towards something
Examples
They are now making pencils without lead. Or He will lead us to salvation.
Led
Accompanied somebody somewhere to show them the way (past tense of "Lead")
Examples
We led him to our chief
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What's the internet saying about lead/led?
@A_Chahine_: An army of asses lead by a lion is better than an army of lions led by an ass
@christinaobee: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@alinezouki: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@KoudsiehS: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@Danielle_KandyI: Led On ? LOOL . Nuh youth cyaah lead me on still . . :/
@FreeEricG: So again the blind lead the blind the foolish led by the fools
@ilove1dnbiebs: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@princessrosem: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@ShelbyKathryn23: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@Poeticbrutha22: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@Jamela_TheTwinz: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@ShutUpBrittany: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@MNGotTalent: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@JBeauty: RT @CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@CallMeAuburn: Fear not. Dont get lost in the curiosities of this life. Nvr be lead by ur emotions for the heart is deceptive. Be led by Jesus, & Him alone
@EugeneNyathi: You cannot lead if you cannot be led.
@Delicacy_x3: I don't lead people on because I know exactly how it feels to be led on...
@MalcTyson: A follower can't lead…he's never led before.
@bug_deal: @DuncanIdunno some old fyad thread. I just remembered that I had a bunch of them saved. the past tense of lead is led
@cheybebb: not the type to let a man lead, too use to being led on