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chase

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[ cheys ]

verb (used with object)

chased, chasing.
  1. to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.:

    The police officer chased the thief.

  2. to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game; hunt:

    to chase deer.

  3. to follow or devote one's attention to with the hope of attracting, winning, gaining, etc.:

    He chased her for three years before she consented to marry him.

  4. to drive or expel by force, threat, or harassment:

    She chased the cat out of the room.

    Synonyms: , ,

verb (used without object)

chased, chasing.
  1. to follow in pursuit:

    to chase after someone.

  2. to rush or hasten:

    We spent the weekend chasing around from one store to another.

noun

  1. the act of chasing; pursuit:

    The chase lasted a day.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. an object of pursuit; something chased.
  3. Chiefly British. a private game preserve; a tract of privately owned land reserved for, and sometimes stocked with, animals and birds to be hunted.
  4. British. the right of keeping game or of hunting on the land of others.
  6. the chase, the sport or occupation of hunting:

    the excitement of the chase.

verb phrase

  1. to pursue:

    The hunt began and the dogs gave chase.

chase

2

[ cheys ]

noun

  1. a rectangular iron frame in which composed type is secured or locked for printing or platemaking.
  2. Building Trades. a space or groove in a masonry wall or through a floor for pipes or ducts.
  3. a groove, furrow, or trench; a lengthened hollow.
  4. Ordnance.
    1. the part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
    2. the part containing the bore.

chase

3

[ cheys ]

verb (used with object)

chased, chasing.
  1. to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing.
  2. to cut (a screw thread), as with a chaser or machine tool.

Chase

4

[ cheys ]

noun

  1. Mary Ellen, 1887–1973, U.S. educator, novelist, and essayist.
  2. Sal·mon Portland [sal, -m, uh, n], 1808–73, U.S. jurist and statesman: secretary of the treasury 1861–64; chief justice of the U.S. 1864–73.
  3. Samuel, 1741–1811, U.S. jurist and leader in the American Revolution: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1796–1811.
  4. Stuart, 1888–1985, U.S. economist and writer.

chase

1

/ ʃɪ /

verb

  1. to follow or run after (a person, animal, or goal) persistently or quickly
  2. tr; often foll by out, away, or off to force to run (away); drive (out)
  3. informal.
    tr to court (a member of the opposite sex) in an unsubtle manner
  4. informal.
    troften foll byup to pursue persistently and energetically in order to obtain results, information, etc

    chase up the builders and get a delivery date

  5. informal.
    intr to hurry; rush
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of chasing; pursuit
  2. any quarry that is pursued
  3. an unenclosed area of land where wild animals are preserved to be hunted
  4. the right to hunt a particular quarry over the land of others
  5. the chase
    the act or sport of hunting
  6. short for steeplechase
  7. real tennis a ball that bounces twice, requiring the point to be played again
  8. cut to the chase informal.
    to start talking about the important aspects of something
  9. give chase
    to pursue (a person, animal, or thing) actively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chase

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/ ʃɪ /

noun

  1. printing a rectangular steel or cast-iron frame into which metal type and blocks making up pages are locked for printing or plate-making
  2. the part of a gun barrel from the front of the trunnions to the muzzle
  3. a groove or channel, esp one that is cut in a wall to take a pipe, cable, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. Alsochamfer to cut a groove, furrow, or flute in (a surface, column, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chase

3

/ ʃɪ /

verb

  1. Alsoenchase to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing
  2. to form or finish (a screw thread) with a chaser
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹲𲹲, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 󲹲a· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chase1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English chacen, chacien, from Middle French chasser “to hunt,” Old French chacier, from unattested Vulgar Latin پ; catch

Origin of chase2

First recorded in 1570–80; from Middle French chas, chasse, from Late Latin capsus (masculine), capsum (neuter) “fully or partly enclosed space,” variant of capsa case 2

Origin of chase3

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English chased (past participle); shortened variant of enchase
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chase1

C13: from Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin پ (unattested), from Latin to pursue eagerly, from capere to take; see catch

Origin of chase2

C17 (in the sense: frame for letterpress matter): probably from French â frame (in the sense: bore of a cannon, etc): from Old French chas enclosure, from Late Latin capsus pen for animals; both from Latin capsa case ²

Origin of chase3

C14: from Old French enchasser enchase
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. cut to the chase, Informal. to get to the main point.

More idioms and phrases containing chase

see ambulance chaser ; cut to the chase ; give chase ; go fly a kite (chase yourself) ; lead a merry chase ; run (chase) after ; wild goose chase .
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Gaitok sees another robbery about to happen with the three Russians, chases them and is ambushed by one of the Russians who takes his gun and shoots him.

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There could come a time - especially if you are chasing your rivals - where going without Salah makes sense in a few weeks, as Liverpool won't have a double gameweek this season.

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Curry, though, was reminded in the fourth quarter Tuesday not to chase records when he missed consecutive three-point attempts with Thompson’s mark on his mind.

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The teams the Clippers are chasing for a top-six spot in the Western Conference standings keep winning and that means the Clippers have to continue their pursuit of wins until the final seedings are decided.

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In March 2024, a 31-year-old Belarusian woman fell into a ravine and died while being chased by a bear in northern Slovakia.

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