to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.
to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game; hunt: to chase deer.
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.
to drive or expel by force, threat, or harassment: She chased the cat out of the room.
verb (used without object),chased,chas·ing.
to follow in pursuit: to chase after someone.
to rush or hasten: We spent the weekend chasing around from one store to another.
noun
the act of chasing; pursuit: The chase lasted a day.
an object of pursuit; something chased.
Chiefly British. a private game preserve; a tract of privately owned land reserved for, and sometimes stocked with, animals and birds to be hunted.
British. the right of keeping game or of hunting on the land of others.
a steeplechase.
the chase,the sport or occupation of hunting: the excitement of the chase.
Verb Phrases
give chase,to pursue: The hunt began and the dogs gave chase.
Idioms for chase
cut to the chase, Informal. to get to the main point.
Origin of chase
1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English chacen, chacien, from Middle French chasser “to hunt,” Old French chacier, from unattested Vulgar Latin captiāre; see catch
a rectangular iron frame in which composed type is secured or locked for printing or platemaking.
Building Trades. a space or groove in a masonry wall or through a floor for pipes or ducts.
a groove, furrow, or trench; a lengthened hollow.
Ordnance.
the part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
the part containing the bore.
Origin of chase
2
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 case2
Definition for chase (3 of 4)
chase3
[ cheys ]
/ tʃeɪs /
verb (used with object),chased,chas·ing.
to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing.
to cut (a screw thread), as with a chaser or machine tool.
Origin of chase
3
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English chased (past participle); shortened variant of enchase
Definition for chase (4 of 4)
Chase
[ cheys ]
/ tʃeɪs /
noun
Mary Ellen, 1887–1973, U.S. educator, novelist, and essayist.
Sal·mon Portland[sal-muhn], /ˈsæl mən/, 1808–73, U.S. jurist and statesman: secretary of the treasury 1861–64; chief justice of the U.S. 1864–73.
Samuel, 1741–1811, U.S. jurist and leader in the American Revolution: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1796–1811.
With a dog, use a sit and stay command and then step away to see if they can resist chasing you down.
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That, he worries, could lead to the repeat of a scenario India faced between 2009 and 2013, when there was “too much money chasing too few goods.”
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Traditionally, long-distance migration is common for the animals, which surprisingly are not keen on chasing prey over extended distances.
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They even had a habit of chasing after guys who visited the woods in order to get their sexual fill.
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You meant to chase every glass of wine with a pitcher of H2O, but the holiday cheer somehow steered you off course.
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Maybe our dear bear should sit quietly, not chase piglets and just eat berries and honey.
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She stormed off next door, where the business owner tried to chase Wislon off before the bandit squeezed off a round.
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Chase supplements this general directive with some more pragmatic suggestions for women looking to find sexual fulfillment.
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As soon as the criminal left the shop, the victim snapped back into consciousness and tried to chase after him.
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Nelson ordered the signal to be made for a chase in the south-east quarter.
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He and his guests and his many retainers rode forth, and the chase became more and more exciting.
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He was like a hunter following his prey, like an angler fishing, he cared only for the chase, for the capture.
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As they went, one asked the other who cried the chase back after all.
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He had the girl in Montgomery, and she was rapidly winning her way to the innermost recesses of Chase's heart.
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British Dictionary definitions for chase (1 of 3)
chase1
/ (tʃeɪs) /
verb
to follow or run after (a person, animal, or goal) persistently or quickly
(tr; often foll by out, away, or off)to force to run (away); drive (out)
(tr)informalto court (a member of the opposite sex) in an unsubtle manner
(tr often foll by up) informalto pursue persistently and energetically in order to obtain results, information, etcchase up the builders and get a delivery date
(intr)informalto hurry; rush
noun
the act of chasing; pursuit
any quarry that is pursued
Britishan unenclosed area of land where wild animals are preserved to be hunted
Britishthe right to hunt a particular quarry over the land of others
the chasethe act or sport of hunting
short for steeplechase
real tennisa ball that bounces twice, requiring the point to be played again
cut to the chaseinformal, mainlyUSto start talking about the important aspects of something
give chaseto pursue (a person, animal, or thing) actively
Derived forms of chase
chaseable, adjective
Word Origin for chase
C13: from Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin captiāre (unattested), from Latin captāre to pursue eagerly, from capere to take; see catch
British Dictionary definitions for chase (2 of 3)
chase2
/ (tʃeɪs) /
noun
printinga rectangular steel or cast-iron frame into which metal type and blocks making up pages are locked for printing or plate-making
the part of a gun barrel from the front of the trunnions to the muzzle
a groove or channel, esp one that is cut in a wall to take a pipe, cable, etc
verb(tr)
Also: chamferto cut a groove, furrow, or flute in (a surface, column, etc)
Word Origin for chase
C17 (in the sense: frame for letterpress matter): probably from French châsse frame (in the sense: bore of a cannon, etc): from Old French chas enclosure, from Late Latin capsus pen for animals; both from Latin capsacase ²
British Dictionary definitions for chase (3 of 3)
chase3
/ (tʃeɪs) /
verb(tr)
Also: enchaseto ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing