lead the line

verb

To play as centre forward.

“Andy Carroll is leading the line, with Suarez playing behind him.”

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Meanings

verblead the line (third-person singular simple present leads the line, present participle leading the line, simple past and past participle led the line)

present singular third person leads the line · participle present leading the line · participle past led the line · past led the line

  1. idiomaticball gamesTo play as centre forward.

    Andy Carroll is leading the line, with Suarez playing behind him.

    1 more example

    Martial, who had been an injury doubt, led the line with strength and positivity.

    2021 March 7, David Hytner, “Manchester United catch City cold as Fernandes and Shaw end winning run”, in The Guardian
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APA

lead the line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20the%20line

MLA

“lead the line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20the%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lead the line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20the%20line.

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