Search Result for "in_the_lead":
Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having the leading position or higher score in a contest;
- Example: "he is ahead by a pawn"
- Example: "the leading team in the pennant race"
[syn: ahead(p), in the lead, leading]


ADVERB (1)

1. leading or ahead in a competition;
- Example: "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"
- Example: "ahead by two pawns"
- Example: "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"
- Example: "way out front in the race"
- Example: "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"
[syn: ahead, out front, in the lead]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

in the lead
    adv 1: leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three
           lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two
           pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way
           out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put
           them out front in sales" [syn: ahead, out front, in
           the lead]
    adj 1: having the leading position or higher score in a contest;
           "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant
           race" [syn: ahead(p), in the lead, leading]