ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Onlead

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Onlead is a verb meaning (transitive, archaic) To lead on or forward.

Meaning

(transitive, archaic) To lead on or forward.

Example Sentences

The little suggestions of look and tone; the easy fibs and bigger lies; the tricks of persuasion, the onleading wiles — all these I could not master.
Thus did the guardian of his crystal cup onlead him in the quest of strength and speed, forewise of that dire approaching day when strength against strength, speed against speed, life against life, he and his mortal foe should be swung […]

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Related dictionary entries include lead, inlead, belead, give, head up, uplead.

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