"lead the line" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "leads the line",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leading the line",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "led the line",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "led the line",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "lead<,,led> the line"
      },
      "expansion": "lead the line (third-person singular simple present leads the line, present participle leading the line, simple past and past participle led the line)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Football (soccer)",
          "orig": "en:Football (soccer)",
          "parents": [
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            "Ball games",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
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            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Andy Carroll is leading the line, with Suarez playing behind him.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 March 7, David Hytner, “Manchester United catch City cold as Fernandes and Shaw end winning run”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "Martial, who had been an injury doubt, led the line with strength and positivity.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To play as centre forward."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "soccer",
          "soccer"
        ],
        [
          "centre forward",
          "centre forward"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, soccer) To play as centre forward."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "soccer",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lead the line"
}

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    {
      "form": "leads the line",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leading the line",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "led the line",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "led the line",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "lead<,,led> the line"
      },
      "expansion": "lead the line (third-person singular simple present leads the line, present participle leading the line, simple past and past participle led the line)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs",
        "en:Football (soccer)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Andy Carroll is leading the line, with Suarez playing behind him.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 March 7, David Hytner, “Manchester United catch City cold as Fernandes and Shaw end winning run”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "Martial, who had been an injury doubt, led the line with strength and positivity.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To play as centre forward."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soccer",
          "soccer"
        ],
        [
          "centre forward",
          "centre forward"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, soccer) To play as centre forward."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "soccer",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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