Lede has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
the introductory section of a story
"it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
3
The introductory paragraph(s) of a newspaper or other news article.
Verb
1
Alternative form of lead (“to guide”)
Adjective
1
Initialism of live end dead end.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)