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chase

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chase

1
 vn
go after with the intent to catch
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
2
 v
cut a groove into
3
 n
a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chase
1

v go after with the intent to catch

“The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”
“the dog chased the rabbit”
Synonyms:
chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail
Types:
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tree
chase an animal up a tree
quest
search the trail of (game)
hound, hunt, trace
pursue or chase relentlessly
run down
pursue until captured
ferret
hound or harry relentlessly
Type of:
follow, pursue
follow in or as if in pursuit

v pursue someone sexually or romantically

Synonyms:
chase after
Type of:
court, romance, solicit, woo
make amorous advances towards

n the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

Synonyms:
following, pursual, pursuit
Types:
tracking, trailing
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
shadowing, tailing
the act of following someone secretly
stalk, stalking
the act of following prey stealthily
Type of:
motion, move, movement
the act of changing location from one place to another
2

v cut a groove into

“chase silver”
Type of:
cut
separate with or as if with an instrument

v cut a furrow into a columns

Synonyms:
chamfer, furrow
Type of:
cut
separate with or as if with an instrument
3

n a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

Type of:
frame
the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
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