Chase
Chase verb - To go after or on the track of.
Usage example: a dog that likes to chase cars
Lead
Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.
How words are described
| good | good chase | good lead |
| typical | typical chase | typical lead |
| initial | initial chase | initial lead |
| single | single chase | single lead |
| Other adjectives: simple, actual, entire, massive, big, huge, little, main, hot, dramatic, younger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Alan, Pat and Michael lead the police on a low speed chase in the mobile studio, broadcasting traffic information about the low speed chase while they do so.
Source: Low-Speed Chase - It was the height of chivalry or gentlemanly sportsmanship for the stronger to give the weaker a mercy lead before giving chase.
Source: Mercy Lead - Sometimes just the lead in to a normal car chase — this trope is in play until averted by the chaser getting hold of a car of their own.
Cite this Source
Lead and Chase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chase/lead
Chase & Lead. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chase/lead>.
Lead or Chase. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chase/lead.
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