Does anybody know what the author means by "lead" (noun)? I don't think it's any of the regular meanings: http://www.ldoceonline.com/search/?q=Lead http://www.

Does anybody know what the author means by "lead" (noun)? I don't think it's any of the regular meanings: http://www.ldoceonline.com/search/?q=Lead http://www.ldoceonline.com/search/?q=Lead But it doesn't seem to be any of these slang terms either: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lead http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lead