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chase 1 C0256700 (chās)v. chased, chas·ing, chas·es v.tr.1. To follow rapidly in order to catch or overtake; pursue: chased the thief.2. To follow (game) in order to capture or kill; hunt: chase foxes.3. To seek the favor or company of persistently: chased me until I agreed to a date.4. To put to flight; drive: chased the dog away.5. Baseball a. To cause (an opposing pitcher) to be removed from a game by batting well.b. To swing at and miss (a pitch, especially one out of the strike zone).v.intr.1. To go or follow in pursuit.2. Informal To go hurriedly; rush: chased all over looking for us.n.1. The act of chasing; pursuit.2. a. The hunting of game: the thrill of the chase.b. Something that is hunted or pursued; quarry.3. Chiefly British a. A privately owned, unenclosed game preserve.b. The right to hunt or keep game on the land of others.Idioms: chase (one's) tail To exert oneself vigorously but ineffectually. give chase To engage in pursuit of quarry: Police gave chase to the speeding car.
[Middle English chasen, to hunt, from Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captāre, to catch; see catch.]
chase 2 C0256700 (chās)n. Printing A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making.
[Perhaps from French châsse, case, reliquary, from Old French chasse, from Latin capsa.]
 chase3floral chase motif on a lipstick casechase 3 C0256700 (chās)n.1. a. A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.b. A trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring.2. The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.3. The cavity of a mold.tr.v. chased, chas·ing, chas·es 1. To groove; indent.2. To cut (the thread of a screw).3. To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
[Possibly from obsolete French chas, groove, enclosure, from Old French, from Latin capsa, box. V., variant of enchase.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  give chase - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"chase, dog, go after, tail, trail, chase after, track, tagtree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels"pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive" |
Translationschase (tʃeis) verb1. to run after; to pursue. He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car. 追逐 追逐2. (with away, ~off etc) to cause to run away. I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees. 驅逐 驱逐 noun1. an act of chasing. We caught him after a 120 kph chase. 追逐 追逐2. hunting (of animals). the pleasures of the chase. 狩獵 追猎give chase to chase. The thieves ran off and the policeman gave chase. 追捕 追击give chase
give chase (to someone or something)To begin moving in pursuit of someone or something. The police gave chase once they saw the robber slip out the back window. The kids gave chase to the ice cream truck once they heard its familiar song.See also: chase, give, someonegive chase (to someone or something)to chase someone or something. The dogs gave chase to the fox. A mouse ran by, but the cat was too tired to give chase.See also: chase, givegive chasePursue, as in The police gave chase to the robber. [c. 1700] See also: chase, givegive ˈchase begin to run after somebody/something in order to catch them: We gave chase along the footpath.See also: chase, give give chase To engage in pursuit of quarry: Police gave chase to the speeding car.See also: chase, giveEncyclopediaSeechaseLegalSeeChasegive chase
Synonyms for give chaseverb go after with the intent to catchSynonyms- chase
- dog
- go after
- tail
- trail
- chase after
- track
- tag
Related Words- tree
- pursue
- follow
- quest
- hound
- hunt
- trace
- run down
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