Lead and Step

Lead

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

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

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

Step verb - To go on foot.

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Lead and step are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Step".

Nearby Words: stepped, stepping, stepper

good	good lead	good step
high	high lead	high step
nice	nice lead	nice step
particular	particular lead	particular step
Other adjectives: normal, single, obvious, simple, real, massive, large, big, great, huge, little, slight, false, important, new, early, possible, significant, occasional, previous.

life	lead life	step life
attack	lead attack	step attack
hero	lead hero	step hero
way	lead way	step way
Other words: fight, everyone, times.

Step Up to the Microphone: Chris and Sara get the lion's share of lead vocals, but Sean steps up occasionally, most notably on "This Side", which was actually the lead single from their second album.

Source: Music / Nickel Creek
Step Up to the Microphone: Keith Moon sings co-lead vocals on "Bell Boy", one of very few Who songs where he sings lead.

Source: Music / Quadrophenia
Step Up to the Microphone: In the Tony Jackson years, he was often the lead singer, but there were tracks on their albums when the other members would get a lead vocal.

Source: Music / The Searchers

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