chasingn.1
/ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ 1.
a. Pursuing, hunting, etc.
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society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > pursuit of an enemy
chasec1325
chasingc1440
the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [noun] > pursuit
chase1297
suitc1300
pursuita1387
chasingc1440
prosecution1567
dogging1611
pursuement1615
followinga1649
pursuance1648
pursual1797
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > [noun] > driving away
flemingc1374
chasingc1440
propulsation1610
depulsion1611
propulsion1611
the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [noun] > pursuit > pursuit in play
chasing1857
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 68 Chacynge awey, fugacio.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vii. 83 With his men..That litill sped in thair chassing [1489 Adv. chassyng].
1808 W. Scott Lochinvar There was racing, and chasing, on Cannobie Lee.
1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days The house was filled with constant chasings.
b. attributive and in other combinations, as †chasing spear, chasing staff.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun]
huntethc900
huntingc1000
sleatinga1122
purchasec1325
veneryc1330
venation1386
venison1390
the chase?a1400
chasing?a1400
waithc1400
huntc1405
vanchasea1425
enchase1486
vaunt-chase1575
field sport1580
shikara1613
huntsmanshipa1631
cynegetics1646
sport of kings1735
game hunting1823
blood sport1893
?a1400 Morte Arth. 1823 With a chasynge [printed chasynye] spere he choppes doune many.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 464 The chasing staues and bore-speares were of siluer.
1769 Ann. Reg. 1768 49/2 Charging the boar with his chacing staff.
2. Short for steeplechasing n. at steeplechase v. Derivatives.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > types of racing
steeple-hunting1772
quarter-racing1779
roading1787
pony racing1809
steeplechasing1816
steeple running1818
steeple racing1840
horse-trotting1857
plating1865
trotting1883
chasing1886
flat-racing1886
harness racing1901
flapping1911
flapper1928
point-to-pointing1952
pointing1976
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Sept. 9/2 He..was a constant participator in both racing and chasing.
3. Mining. (See quot. 1881.)
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1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 116 Chacing, following a vein by its range or direction.
4. Dance. = chassé n.3
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society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > gliding step
slur1598
chasing1775
glissade1843
chassé1867
glide1889
sashayc1940
1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals iii. iv My balancing, and chasing.
5. Workmen's slang.
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1884 J. Rae Contemp. Socialism 361 This is shown..in their prohibition of ‘chasing’..i.e. of a workman exceeding a given average standard of production.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
chasingn.2
/ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ 1.
a. The action or art of embossing or engraving in relief; also attributive, as in chasing-chisel, chasing-hammer.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > artistic work in metal > [noun] > chasing
chasing1833
flat chasing1960
1833 H. Ellis Elgin Marbles I. v. 110 Chasing..or the art of working forms on hammered or hollowed out plates of metal.
1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida I. xxiv. 249 They are very clever in chasing of metals.
1883 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Nov. 89/2 Chasing had degenerated into a poor kind of diaper work.
b. concrete. The figures or design chased on metal, etc. Also transferred.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > artistic work in metal > [noun] > chasing > chased work
chase-work1687
chasing1860
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps 23 The little wavelets run and climb and cross each other, and thus form a lovely chasing.
1862 Athenæum 30 Aug. 277 The Vase..has, in its general form and chasings, signs of exquisite taste.
2. (See quot. 1881.)
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1881 Metal World No. 2. 23/3 In bronze work the casting process presents the chief difficulty..Next in importance comes the ‘chasing’, a final operation, which consists in polishing and in the removal of any small surface inequalities or imperfections, in order that the cast may bear a perfect resemblance to the model.
3. The cutting of a screw. Hence chasing-lathe, a screw-cutting lathe.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making tools, equipment, or fastenings > [noun] > processes in making screws
chasing1881
threading1889
1881 P. N. Hasluck Lathe Work 46 During the process of chasing it, the thread is always cut deeper at the end.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
chasingadj.
/ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ Pursuing, following, driving.
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the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > impelling or driving
urgent1546
impulsive1604
compulsivea1616
impellent1620
driving1642
enormantic1651
chasing1669
commanding1680
pulsivea1687
impelling1767
society > armed hostility > attack > [adjective] > pursuing
chasing1669
the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [adjective] > pursuing
persequenta1475
pursuing1597
coursing1600
dogging1600
pursuant1649
chasing1669
1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. i. i. 18 It blows a brave chaseing Gale of Wind.
1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. iv. 166 [He] return'd fiercely upon the chaseing Enemy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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