See Also: Leading(money)
Leading(finance)
leading(1)(dictionary)
leading(2)(dictionary)
leading(dictionary)
LEADING(law)
leading 1, adjective(dictionary)
Leading the market(finance)
leading article(dictionary)
leading-edge(dictionary)

leading(2) (iou)



leading noun1. ME.
[from LEAD verb1 + -ING1.]
The action of LEAD verb1. ME.
A small or lateral vein in a lead-mine. Cf. LEADER 10. M17.
A directing influence or guidance; spec. (esp. in the Society of Friends) a spiritual indication of the proper course of action in any case. E19.
Comb.: leading-block Nautical a single block used to bring the hauling part of a rope or the fall of a tackle into a more convenient direction; leading-rein: to lead a horse or other animal; leading-staff: to lead a bull by means of a ring through its nose; leading-string (a) in pl., strings for guiding and supporting children when learning to walk (be in leading-strings (fig.), be in a state of helpless dependence); (b) a cord for leading an animal.