position at the front : vanguard (2) : initiative (3) : the act or privilege of playing first in a card game; also : the card or suit played first
c : a margin or measure of advantage or superiority or position in advance
2
: one that leads: as
a : lode 2
b : a channel of water especially through a field of ice
c : indication, clue
d : a principal role in a dramatic production; also : one who plays such a role
e : leash 1
f (1) : an introductory section of a news story (2) : a news story of chief importance
3
: an insulated electrical conductor connected to an electrical device
4
: the course of a rope from end to end
5
: the amount of axial advance of a point accompanying a complete turn of a thread (as of a screw or worm)
6
: a position taken by a base runner off a base toward the next
7
: the first punch of a series or an exchange of punches in boxing