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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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   CHASE definition: 1. to hurry after someone or something in order to catch him, her, or it: 2. to hurry or run in…. Learn more.

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

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   chase, pursue, follow, trail mean to go after or on the track of something or someone. chase implies going swiftly after and trying to overtake something fleeing or running. pursue suggests a continuing effort to overtake, reach, or attain. follow puts less emphasis upon speed or intent to overtake.

4. 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.

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

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   If you chase someone, you run after them or follow them in order to catch them or force them to leave a place. She chased the boys for 100 yards. American English : chase / tˈʃeɪs /

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › chaseChase - definition of chase by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

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

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   [transitive] chase somebody/something + adv./prep. to force somebody/something to run away. Chase the cat out—we don't want her in the kitchen. This particular fish chases off any other fish that enters its territory.

8. 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.