Definitions for Chase
tʃeɪs; ˈsæl mənchase

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pursuit, chase, pursual, followingnoun

   the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

   "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

2. Chase, Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chasenoun

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

3. chaseverb

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

4. chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, trackverb

   go after with the intent to catch

   "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

5. chase, chase afterverb

   pursue someone sexually or romantically

6. chaseverb

   cut a groove into

   "chase silver"

7. furrow, chamfer, chaseverb

   cut a furrow into a columns

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chasenoun

   from a nickname for a hunter.

2. Chasenoun

   of modern usage, transferred from the surname.

3. Etymology: Perhaps from châsse, from chasse, from capsa.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chasenoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Hunting; pursuit of any thing as game.

   Whilst he was hast’ning, in the chase, it seems,
   Of this fair couple, meets he on the way
   The father of this seeming lady. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   There is no chase more pleasant, methinks, than to drive a thought, by good conduct, from one end of the world to another, and never to lose sight of it till it fall into eternity. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   2. Fitness to be hunted, appropriation to chase or sport.

   Concerning the beasts of chase, whereof the buck is the first, he is called the first year a fawn. William Shakespeare, Love’s L. Lost.

   A maid I am, and of thy virgin train;
   Oh! let me still that spotless name retain,
   Frequent the forests, thy chaste will obey,
   And only make the beasts of chase my prey. Dryden.

   3. Pursuit of an enemy, or of something noxious.

   The admiral, with such ships only as could suddenly be put in readiness, made forth towards them; insomuch as of one hundred ships, there came scarce thirty to work: howbeit, with them, and such as came daily in, we set upon them, and gave them chase. Francis Bacon.

   One day, upon the sudden, he sallied out upon them with certain troops of horsemen, with such violence, that, at the first onset, he overthrew them, and, having them in chase, did speedy execution. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

   They seek that joy, which us’d to glow,
   Expanded on the hero’s face;
   When the thick squadrons prest the foe,
   And William led the glorious chase. Matthew Prior.

   4. Pursuit of something as desirable.

   Yet this mad chase of fame, by few pursu’d,
   Has drawn destruction on the multitude. John Dryden, Juvenal.

   5. Hunting match.

   Tell him, h’ath made a match with such a wrangler,
   That all the courts of France will be disturb’d
   With chases. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   6. The game hunted.

   She, seeing the towering of her pursued chase, went circling about, rising so with the less sense of rising. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Hold, Warwick: seek thee out some other chase,
   For I myself must put this deer to death. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Honour’s the noblest chase; pursue that game,
   And recompence the loss of love with fame. George Granville.

   7. Open ground stored with such beasts as are hunted.

   A receptacle for deer and game, of a middle nature between a forest and a park; being commonly less than a forest, and not endued with so many liberties; and yet of a larger compass, and stored with greater diversity of game than a park. A chase differs from a forest in this, because it may be in the hands of a subject, which a forest, in its proper nature, cannot; and from a park, in that it is not inclosed, and hath not only a larger compass, and more store of game, but likewise more keepers and overseers. John Cowell.

   He and his lady both are at the lodge,
   Upon the northside of this pleasant chase. William Shakespeare, Tit. And.

   8. The Chase of a gun,is the whole bore or length of a piece, taken withinside. Ephraim Chambers

2. To CHASEverb

   Etymology: chasser, Fr.

   1. To hunt.2. To pursue as an enemy.

   And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him. Jud. ix. 40.

   3. To follow as a thing desirable.4. To drive.

   Thus chased by their brother’s endless malice, from prince to prince, and from place to place, they, for their safety, fled at last to the city of Bisennis. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

   When the following morn had chas’d away
   The flying stars, and light restor’d the day. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chase

   Chase (also known as "The Chase") is a 1978 instrumental composition song by Italian music producer Giorgio Moroder. It was released as a single during 1978 from his Academy Award-winning soundtrack album Midnight Express (1978), and was a disco instrumental that was subsequently extended and released as a maxi single. It made the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1979, peaking at number 33, and the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 48.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chase

   Chase can be defined as the act of pursuing or following someone or something in order to catch, capture, or catch up to them. It typically involves a physical or metaphorical pursuit, involving a sense of urgency or determination to reach or attain something. Chasing can occur in various contexts, such as chasing a criminal, chasing a dream, or chasing after a desired outcome.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chaseverb

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

2. Chaseverb

   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

3. Chaseverb

   to pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game

4. Chaseverb

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

5. Chase

   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

6. Chase

   that which is pursued or hunted

7. Chase

   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

8. Chase

   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

9. Chasenoun

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

10. Chasenoun

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

11. Chasenoun

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

12. Chasenoun

    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

13. Chaseverb

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

14. Chaseverb

    to cut, so as to make a screw thread

15. Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chase

   chās, v.t. to pursue: to hunt: to drive away, put to flight.—n. pursuit: a hunting: that which is hunted: ground abounding in game.—n. Chase′port, the porthole at the bow or stern of a vessel, through which the chase-gun is fired.—Beasts of chase, properly the buck, doe, fox, marten, and roe: wild beasts that are hunted generally.—Wild-goose chase, any foolish or profitless pursuit. [O. Fr. chacier, chasser—L. captāre, freq. of capĕre, to take.]

2. Chase

   chās, v.t. to decorate metal-work, whether hammered or punched up, by engraving the exterior.—ns. Chas′er, one who practises chasing; Chas′ing, the art of representing figures in bas-relief by punching them out from behind, and then carving them on the front: the art of cutting the threads of screws. [Short for Enchase.]

3. Chase

   chās, n. a case or frame for holding types: a groove. [Fr. châsse, a shrine, a setting—L. capsa, a chest. See Case.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chase

   The vessel pursued by some other, that pursuing being the chaser. This word is also applied to a receptacle for deer and game, between a forest and a park in size, and stored with a larger stock of timber than the latter.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chase

   In gunnery, is the conical part of the gun in front of the reinforce.

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1. chase

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHASE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chase is ranked #649 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chase surname appeared 52,481 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 18 would have the surname Chase.
   
   81.8% or 42,950 total occurrences were White.
   11.3% or 5,978 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 1,312 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 1,086 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.4% or 771 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 378 total occurrences were Asian.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Chase' in Verbs Frequency: #696

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Anagrams for Chase »

1. aches

2. e-cash

3. ecash

How to pronounce Chase?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Chase in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chase in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chase in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Chase in a Sentence

1. Hiroaki Mino:

   The stock market has recovered to the levels before it started tumbling in late March on a rising yen. Unless the dollar-yen levels recovers to levels seen then, investors would not chase the market higher.

2. Pierce Brosnan:

   It would be such an honor, i mean what do we have to do here ? We have to wear beautiful suits, drive nice cars, chase bad guys and date beautiful women ? I dunno, sounds good to me.

3. Maria Chan:

   Maria Chan body( is) still in my mind. Such a young man, its not worth it to chase after the laptop.

4. Lorne Baring:

   The global macro picture hasn't changed and we are still seeing a supply glut and a weak demand environment, i believe the recent spike in share prices is a short-term phenomenon. Do not chase commodities-related companies.

5. AiR Atman in Ravi:

   We think Life is a Race, a Chase to be an Ace. So we increase our Pace and get caught in a Maze. We need the Grace to remove this Haze!

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Chase
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chase
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Chase
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chase
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Chase
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Chase
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Chase