How words are described
| high | high lead | high pass |
| nice | nice lead | nice pass |
| normal | normal lead | normal pass |
| direct | direct lead | direct pass |
| Other adjectives: initial, single, simple, actual, entire, real, massive, huge, little, supposed, new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In the days of the non-polarized two-prong plug, it was standard practice to have the high-pass capacitor on a switch in case the device (usually an amplifier) is plugged in backwards by mistake, so the path from live to neutral can be switched from one mains lead to the other.
Source: Reverse Polarity - Another RHPS connection; Starstruck screenwriter Stephen Mac Lean has said that he wrote the film intending for his pal, RHPS's Little Nell, to play the lead — however, by the time the film was greenlit, she was a few years too old to pass for 18.
Source: Celebrity Paradox / Film -
In "Rinse and Spit", Rocko's attempts to help Filbert pass a dental school exam lead to a giant molar rampaging through O-Town.
Source: Bizarro Episode
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Pass and Lead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/pass
Lead & Pass. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/pass>.
Pass or Lead. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/pass.
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