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   chase

   /tʃeɪs/

   verb

   • 1. pursue in order to catch or catch up with: "police chased the stolen car through the city" Similar pursuerun afterfollowhunttracktrailgive chase tobe hot on someone's heelsinformal:tailOpposite run away from
   • ▪ seek to attain: "the team are chasing their first home win this season"
   • ▪ seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way: "he spends all his free time chasing girls" Similar courtwoopursuerun afterseek the company ofmake advances tomake up toflirt withromanceinformal:chat upmake (sheep's) eyes atgive the come-on tocome on tobe all overtrack withtrack square withdated:set one's cap atpay addresses topay suit topay court toseek the hand ofmake love toarchaic:spark
   • 2. drive or cause to go in a specified direction: "she chased him out of the house" Similar drive awaydrive offdrive output to flightsend awayscare offscatterinformal:send packing
   • ▪ rush in a specified direction: "he chased down the motorway" Similar rushdashracespeedstreakshootchargecareerscramblescurryhurrymake hastehareflypeltinformal:scootbelttearzipwhipgo like a bat out of hellboogiehightailclipvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assinformal, dated:cut alongarchaic:posthieOpposite amble
   • 3. try to obtain (something owed or required): "the company employs people to chase up debts"
   • ▪ try to make contact with (someone) in order to obtain something owed or required: "the council recently appointed its own team of bailiffs to chase non-payers"
   • ▪ make further investigation of an unresolved matter: "the cost of the police time needed to chase up every new offence"

   noun

   • 1. an act of pursuing someone or something: "they captured the youths after a brief chase"
   • ▪ short for steeplechase
   • ▪ hunting as a sport: "she was an ardent follower of the chase"
   • ▪ an area of unenclosed land formerly reserved for hunting: "Cannock Chase"
   • ▪ a hunted animal.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French chacier (verb), chace (noun), based on Latin captare ‘continue to take’, from capere ‘take’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHASE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to run after a person or an animal in a threatening way in order to make him, her, or it leave: He used to chase the children away from his apple trees. She's always chasing cats out of the garden to protect her precious birds.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chaseChase Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CHASE is the hunting of wild animals —used with the. How to use chase in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Chase.

4. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › chasechase | meaning of chase in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   chase meaning, definition, what is chase: to quickly follow someone or something i...: Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHASE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   20 meanings: 1. to follow or run after (a person, animal, or goal) persistently or quickly 2. to force to run (away); drive.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chaseChase - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To chase is to follow or go after someone or something you want. This activity is called a chase. Dogs chase cats, cats chase mice, and mice are in big trouble.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishchase verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of chase verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › chaseCHASE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Chase definition: to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.. See examples of CHASE used in a sentence.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHASE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   CHASE meaning: 1. to run after someone or something in order to catch them: 2. to run after a person or animal to…. Learn more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishchase noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    chase. noun. /tʃeɪs/. /tʃeɪs/. Idioms. running/driving after. [countable] (often used with the) an act of running or driving after somebody/something in order to catch them or it. The thieves were caught by police after a short chase. a high-speed car chase.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCHASE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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    If you are chasing something you want, such as work or money, or are chasing after it, you are trying hard to get it. In some areas, 14 people are chasing every job. There are too many schools chasing after too few students.