Dog
Dog verb - To go after or on the track of.
Usage example: star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public
Lead
Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.
Usage example: an enthusiastic docent led our group through the art museum
How words are described
| human | human dog | human lead |
| good | good dog | good lead |
| female | female dog | female lead |
| nice | nice dog | nice lead |
| Other adjectives: normal, common, original, single, simple, actual, real, male, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, little, young, cute, new, hot, former, titular, talking. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Kuroko no Basuke they named the dog as Tetsuya 2-go because of obvious similarities with the lead character.
Source: We Named the Monkey "Jack" - Mal is the rare lead character who never needs a side character to shoot the dog for him.
Source: Shoot The Dog / Live-Action TV -
The main characters get mugged, and when Final Girl's dog starts barking at the the thugs, the lead mugger, with no hesitation whatsoever, tries shooting it.
Source: Kick The Dog / Film
Cite this Source
Lead and Dog. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dog/lead
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Lead or Dog. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dog/lead.
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