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lead

n :  a flexible or solid insulated conductor connected to or leading out from an electrical device (as an electroencephalograph)
noften attrib  1  :  a heavy soft malleable ductile plastic but inelastic bluish white metallic element found mostly in combination and used esp. in pipes, cable sheaths, batteries, solder, type metal, and shields against radioactivity - symbol Pb - see ELEMENTtable    2  :  WHITE LEAD  3  :  TETRAETHYL LEAD .
 
 

 
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