chase

[Chase]

United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808 1873)

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To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.

Noun
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

Verb
cut a furrow into a columns

Verb
cut a groove into; "chase silver"

Verb
go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

Verb
pursue someone sexually or romantically

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v. t.
To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.

v. t.
To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away.

v. t.
To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game.

v. i.
To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor.

v.
Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt.

v.
That which is pursued or hunted.

v.
An open hunting ground to which game resorts, and which is private properly, thus differing from a forest, which is not private property, and from a park, which is inclosed. Sometimes written chace.

v.
A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive his ball in order to gain a point.

n.
A rectangular iron frame in which pages or columns of type are imposed.

n.
The part of a cannon from the reenforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See Cannon.

n.
A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile.

n.
A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.

v. t.
To ornament (a surface of metal) by embossing, cutting away parts, and the like.

v. t.
To cut, so as to make a screw thread.


Chase

Chase , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chased ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chasing.] [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.] 1. To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.
We are those which chased you from the field.
Philologists, who chase A panting syllable through time and place.
2. To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away.
Chased by their brother's endless malice from prince to prince and from place to place.
3. To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game.
Chasing each other merrily.

Chase

Chase, v. i. To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor. [Colloq.]

Chase

Chase, n. [Cf. F. chasse, fr. chasser. See Chase, v.] 1. Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt. "This mad chase of fame." Dryden.
You see this chase is hotly followed.
2. That which is pursued or hunted.
Nay, Warwick, seek thee out some other chase, For I myself must hunt this deer to death.
3. An open hunting ground to which game resorts, and which is private properly, thus differing from a forest, which is not private property, and from a park, which is inclosed. Sometimes written chace. [Eng.] 4. (Court Tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive his ball in order to gain a point. Chase gun (Naut.), a cannon placed at the bow or stern of an armed vessel, and used when pursuing an enemy, or in defending the vessel when pursued. -- Chase port (Naut.), a porthole from which a chase gun is fired. -- Stern chase (Naut.), a chase in which the pursuing vessel follows directly in the wake of the vessel pursued.

Chase

Chase, n. [F. ch'a0se, fr. L. capsa box, case. See Case a box.] (Print.) 1. A rectangular iron frame in which pages or columns of type are imposed. 2. (Mil.) The part of a cannon from the re'89nforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See Cannon. 3. A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile. 4. (Shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.

Chase

Chase, v. t. [A contraction of enchase.] 1. To ornament (a surface of metal) by embossing, cutting away parts, and the like. 2. To cut, so as to make a screw thread.

To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.

To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor.

Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt.

A rectangular iron frame in which pages or columns of type are imposed.

To ornament (a surface of metal) by embossing, cutting away parts, and the like.

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Usage Examples

After a decade this glum, we deserved a shot of 'Glee,' a show that restored our faith in the power of song, the beauty of dance, and the magic of 'spirit fingers' to chase our cares and woes into somebody else's backyard.

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.

I've made movies that cost less than one car chase.

They had some really cool rigged cars and things that were different that they would tow behind the camera car that were actually on these trailers that manipulated side to side and stuff like they were getting hit, and actually put the actor right in the middle of the chase.

I'm ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of 'Starsky and Hutch' as a kid. I loved that show, but now I think it's stupid - they'd have a car chase for no reason, then Paul Michael Glaser would shoot the car and it would blow up.

Most women's pictures are as boring and as formulaic as men's pictures. In place of a car chase or a battle scene, what you get is an extreme closeup of a woman breaking down.

Everything officers go through in any chase anywhere in the country, but amped up 100 times! I'm right in the thick of things in a car going like 80 miles an hour, and doing 360s in the middle of the road. It was a wild ride.

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Other Usage Examples

We don't have any CGI with any of the car stuff. I think it's a real experience when you see this car going through really fast really wild and you see me driving a lot of the times and also a big chase in downtown Atlanta. It's just incredible.

Mitt Romney will stop the attacks on job creators, encourage entrepreneurs to chase their dreams, and bring good jobs and a better future to all Americans.

Sometimes, you follow your dreams. I say to the young people, 'If you have a dream, chase it.'

People are chasing cash, not happiness. When you chase money, you're going to lose. You're just going to. Even if you get the money, you're not going to be happy.

Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.

I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

As both a local resident and a parent with a CF-afflicted child, I'm thankful for companies like Canon, Chase and Outback who believe that giving back to the community is critical to their role as corporate citizens.

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.

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