Lead and Tape

Lead

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Tape and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tape" instead a noun "Lead".

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

Tape noun - A recording (as of a movie) on magnetic tape for playback on a TV.

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Lead and tape are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Tape".

Nearby Words: taper, taped, taping

good	good lead	good tape
clear	clear lead	clear tape
normal	normal lead	normal tape
certain	certain lead	certain tape
Other adjectives: original, strong, actual, real, large, little, black, new.

group	lead group	tape group
someone	lead someone	tape someone

The group's cover of "Under My Thumb", as reissued in the CD era, is missing the lead guitar part, which similarly was lost due to a damaged master tape.

Source: Music / The Who
This could lead to suspicions of treachery in cases where only red tape was to blame.

Source: Right Hand vs. Left Hand
Rather than be embarrassed, Larry casually states that he recently had dinner with the male lead in the tape.

Source: Porn Stash

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Lead & Tape. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/tape>.

Tape or Lead. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/tape.

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