paper chase

noun

the effort to earn a diploma or college degree, especially in law, or a professional certificate or license.

the writing of assignments and reports, collecting of supporting documents, filling out of forms, and other paperwork necessary to obtain a college degree or a professional certificate or license, apply for financial aid or a bank loan, etc.

hare and hounds.

Origin of paper chase

First recorded in 1855–60

OTHER WORDS FROM paper chase

paper chaser, nounpaper-chasing, adjective, noun

Words nearby paper chase

paperbark, paperbark maple, paper birch, paperboard, paperboy, paper chase, paper chromatography, paper clip, paper cutter, paper doll, paperer

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Example sentences from the Web for paper chase

And how far in a paper-chase, with the hare to run down and other hounds to compete with?
For Fortune and Glory|Lewis Hough
There always are accidents; it would be the first paper-chase without one.
Bijou|Gyp
The club run is very much like the paper-chase, except that no scent is laid.
Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895|Various
No; we shall spend the whole of the day together at the paper-chase.
Bijou|Gyp

He looked rather pale, but began by talking rapidly about a paper-chase that was being planned.
Jack of Both Sides|Florence Coombe

British Dictionary definitions for paper chase

paper chase

noun

a former type of cross-country run in which a runner laid a trail of paper for others to follow

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单词	paper chase
释义	paper chase noun the effort to earn a diploma or college degree, especially in law, or a professional certificate or license. the writing of assignments and reports, collecting of supporting documents, filling out of forms, and other paperwork necessary to obtain a college degree or a professional certificate or license, apply for financial aid or a bank loan, etc. hare and hounds. Origin of paper chase First recorded in 1855–60 OTHER WORDS FROM paper chase paper chaser, nounpaper-chasing, adjective, noun Words nearby paper chase paperbark, paperbark maple, paper birch, paperboard, paperboy, paper chase, paper chromatography, paper clip, paper cutter, paper doll, paperer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paper chase And how far in a paper-chase, with the hare to run down and other hounds to compete with? For Fortune and Glory\|Lewis Hough There always are accidents; it would be the first paper-chase without one. Bijou\|Gyp The club run is very much like the paper-chase, except that no scent is laid. Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895\|Various No; we shall spend the whole of the day together at the paper-chase. Bijou\|Gyp He looked rather pale, but began by talking rapidly about a paper-chase that was being planned. Jack of Both Sides\|Florence Coombe British Dictionary definitions for paper chase paper chase noun a former type of cross-country run in which a runner laid a trail of paper for others to follow 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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