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lead by the nose

verbid 12818·updated Jun 3, 2026
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conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

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Variants

pasttense
leaded by the noseled by the nose
presentparticiple
leading by the nose
thirdpersonsingular
leads by the nose
pastparticiple
leaded by the noseled by the nose

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
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