A man was driving down the road with twenty penguins in the back seat.
The police stop him and say that he can’t drive around with the penguins in the car and should take them to the zoo.
The man agrees and drives off.
The next day the same man is driving down the road with twenty penguins in the back and again he is stopped by the same police officer who says, "Hey! I thought I told you to take those to the zoo."
The man replies, "I did. Today I’m taking them to the movies."
- —v. (past and past part. Led) 1 cause to go with one, esp. By guiding or going in front.
- a direct the actions or opinions of. B (often foll. By to, or to + infin.) Guide by persuasion or example (what led you to think that).
- (also absol.) Provide access to; bring to a certain position (gate leads you into a field; road leads to lincoln).
- pass or go through (a life etc. Of a specified kind).
- a have the first place in. B (absol.) Go first; be ahead in a race etc. C (absol.) Be pre-eminent in some field.
- be in charge of (leads a team).
- (also absol.) Play (a card) or a card of (a particular suit) as first player in a round.
- (foll. By to) result in.
- (foll. By with) (of a newspaper or news broadcast) have as its main story (led with the royal wedding). 10 (foll. By through) make (a liquid, strip of material, etc.) Pass through a certain course. —n. - guidance given by going in front; example.
- a leading place (take the lead). B amount by which a competitor is ahead of the others.
- clue.
- strap etc. For leading a dog etc.
- conductor (usu. A wire) conveying electric current to an appliance.
- a chief part in a play etc. B person playing this. C (attrib.) Chief performer or instrument of a specified type (lead guitar).
- cards a act or right of playing first. B card led. lead by the nose cajole into compliance. Lead off begin. Lead on entice dishonestly. Lead up the garden path colloq. Mislead. Lead up to form a preparation for; direct conversation towards. [old english]
- —n. - heavy bluish-grey soft metallic element.
- a graphite. B thin length of this in a pencil.
- lump of lead used in sounding water.
- (in pl.) A strips of lead covering a roof. B piece of lead-covered roof.
- (in pl.) Lead frames holding the glass of a lattice etc.
- blank space between lines of print. —v. - cover, weight, or frame with lead.
- space (printed matter) with leads. [old english]
LEAF
—n. (pl. Leaves) 1 each of several flattened usu. Green structures of a plant, growing usu. On the side of a stem.
- a foliage regarded collectively. B state of bearing leaves (tree in leaf).
- single thickness of paper.
- very thin sheet of metal etc.
- hinged part, extra section, or flap of a table etc. —v. - put forth leaves.
- (foll. By through) turn over the pages of (a book etc.). leafage n. Leafy adj. (-ier, -iest). [old english]
LEAK
—n. - a hole through which matter passes accidentally in or out. B matter passing through thus. C act of passing through thus.
- a similar escape of electrical charge. B charge that escapes.
- disclosure of secret information. —v. - a pass through a leak. B lose or admit through a leak.
- disclose (secret information).
- (often foll. By out) become known. have (or take) a leak slang urinate. leaky adj. (-ier, -iest). [low german or dutch]
LEAN
years n.pl. Years of scarcity.
- —v. (past and past part. Leaned or leant) 1 (often foll. By across, back, over, etc.) Be or place in a sloping position; incline from the perpendicular.
- (foll. By against, on, upon) (cause to) rest for support against etc.
- (foll. By on, upon) rely on.
- (foll. By to, towards) be inclined or partial to. —n. Deviation from the perpendicular; inclination. lean on colloq. Put pressure on (a person) to act in a certain way. Lean over backwards see *backwards. [old english]
- —adj. - (of a person or animal) thin; having no superfluous fat.
- (of meat) containing little fat.
- meagre. —n. Lean part of meat. leanness n. [old english]
LEAP
year n. Year with 366 days (including 29th feb. As an intercalary day).
- —v. (past and past part. Leaped or leapt) jump or spring forcefully. —n. Forceful jump. by leaps and bounds with startlingly rapid progress. Leap in the dark daring step or enterprise. [old english]
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