What does chase mean?
Definitions for chase
tʃeɪs; ˈsæl mənchase
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Princeton's WordNet
pursuit, chase, pursual, following(noun)
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
"the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
Chase, Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase(noun)
United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
chase(verb)
a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time
chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track(verb)
go after with the intent to catch
"The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
chase, chase after(verb)
pursue someone sexually or romantically
chase(verb)
cut a groove into
"chase silver"
furrow, chamfer, chase(verb)
cut a furrow into a columns
Wiktionary
Chase(ProperNoun)
from a nickname for a hunter.
Etymology: Perhaps from châsse, from chasse, from capsa.
Chase(ProperNoun)
of modern usage, transferred from the surname.
Etymology: Perhaps from châsse, from chasse, from capsa.
Webster Dictionary
Chase(verb)
to pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chase(verb)
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
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chase(verb)
to pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chase(verb)
to give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
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
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chase
that which is pursued or hunted
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
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
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
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
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chase(noun)
a rectangular iron frame in which pages or columns of type are imposed
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chase(noun)
the part of a cannon from the reenforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See Cannon
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chase(noun)
a groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chase(noun)
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
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chase(verb)
to ornament (a surface of metal) by embossing, cutting away parts, and the like
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chase(verb)
to cut, so as to make a screw thread
Etymology: [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
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.]
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 Terms
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 Gazetteer
chase
In gunnery, is the conical part of the gun in front of the reinforce.
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Rank popularity for the word 'chase' in Verbs Frequency: #696
Anagrams for chase »
aches, e-cash, ecash
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chase in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chase in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of chase in a Sentence
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.
Many people said your criticism will chase away investors ... what it's done is challenge the mining industry and all of us to embark on something where we win together or lose together, president, what I am here to do today is to offer you the hand of Barrick.
We came here to qualify for Tokyo. That was the main goal and, of course, to chase this gold medal, it was a long journey to get here. It was an amazing journey together with these guys. This medal just gives the perfect end to it.
We chase them away - this is a core area so we can't let them fish here.
We're going to chase them to the ends of the Earth to make sure we get that money for the victims and their families.
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- طارد, مطاردةArabic
- qovalamaqAzerbaijani
- паганяць, гнаць, ганяць, пагнацьBelarusian
- гонитба, гравирам, лов, гоня, издълбавам, преследвам, правя резба, канал, дуло, жлебBulgarian
- persecucióCatalan, Valencian
- honit, honba, stíhání, pronásledovatCzech
- erlidWelsh
- jagte, jagt, forfølgelseDanish
- Jagd, Jagdgebiet, Verfolgung, Jagdgrund, jagen, verfolgenGerman
- κυνηγώ, καταδίωξη, καταδιώκωGreek
- ĉasi, postkuro, postkuri, sulkoEsperanto
- perseguir, persecuciónSpanish
- tagaajamine, taga ajamaEstonian
- راندن واخراج کردنPersian
- jahti, ajaa takaa, loveta, jahdata, kaivertaa, tavoitella, pakottaa, takaa-ajo, kolota, kierteittääFinnish
- poursuite, poursuivre, chasserFrench
- מרדף, רדףHebrew
- üldöz, üldözésHungarian
- հետապնդում, հետապնդելArmenian
- pengejaran, mengejarIndonesian
- chasarIdo
- eftirför, eltaIcelandic
- caccia, cacciare, rincorrere, inseguireItalian
- 追いかける, 追跡, 追う, 追求Japanese
- გამოდევნება, გამოკიდებაGeorgian
- қууKazakh
- 추격, 쫓다Korean
- captareLatin
- vytis, persekioti, vijimasis, persekiojimasLithuanian
- pakaļdzīšanās, dzīties pakaļ, vajāšana, vajātLatvian
- achtervolging, jacht, jachtdomein, achternazitten, jachtgebied, achternajagen, achtervolgenDutch
- løpe, drive, jage etter, jakt, punsle, forfølge, siselere, forfølgelseNorwegian
- pogoń, ścigać, pościgPolish
- perseguição, caçar, perseguirPortuguese
- urmărireRomanian
- гоняться, охотиться, преследование, гнаться, преследовать, погоня, гонка, пазRussian
- prenasledovanie, prenasledovať, hnať saSlovak
- pregon, zasledovati, lovitiSlovene
- förfölja, jakt, jagaSwedish
- తరుము, వెంటాడుTelugu
- กวดThai
- peşinde koşma, kovalamak, peşinden koşmak, kovalamaTurkish
- гнати, ганяти, поганяти, погнатиUkrainian
- đuổi, rượtVietnamese
- kitchessîWalloon
- 追逐Chinese
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