Drop and Lead

Drop

Drop noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.

Usage example: got the drop on his opponent very early in the wrestling match

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Lead and drop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead the word "Drop" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: dropped, dropping, droplet, dropout, dropper

Lead noun - The space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects.

Usage example: the runner maintained a lead of several meters all the way around the track

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Drop and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drop" instead the word "Lead" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

good	good drop	good lead
nice	nice drop	nice lead
normal	normal drop	normal lead
common	common drop	common lead
Other adjectives: certain, original, initial, single, strong, actual, entire, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, slight, early, dramatic, possible, significant, several.

hero	drop hero	lead hero
troops	drop troops	lead troops
investigation	drop investigation	lead investigation
target	drop target	lead target
Other words: times, souls, targets.

It's how they used to make nearly perfectly-spherical musket balls; melt lead and drop it inside "shot towers" into a pool of water.

Source: The Coconut Effect
Sadly, the Star Counter doesn't fizzle and drop off this time; it just stays stuck at a 5-star lead for Donna, even though she actually has a 6-star lead.

Source: Lets Play / Versus
Trial-and-Error Gameplay, typically in the form of paths that appear to lead somewhere interesting but instead drop you into an inescapable Death Trap.

Source: Platform Hell

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