Chase
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English
Noun
Chase (plural Chases)- The action of the verb "to chase".
- A hunt.
- (UK) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
- Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
- (nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase
- (printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making.
- A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
- A trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring.
- The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
- The cavity of a mold.
Verb
Chase (third-person singular simple present Chases, present participle chasing, simple past and past participle chased)
- (transitive) To pursue, to follow at speed.
- (transitive) To hunt.
- (transitive, nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her
- (transitive, cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
- (transitive, baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch
- (transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed
- (transitive) To groove; indent.
- (transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).
- (transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
Adjectives for Chase
spirited; exciting; Invisible; piteous; desultory; vague; dull; panting; delicious; wild-goose; fruitless; protracted; mad; perpetual; hectic; stern blissful; grim; hard; desperate; cruel; lengthy; weary; heartbreaking; frenzied thrilling.
Verbs for Chase
follow—; forsake—; plan—; prolong—; pursue—; refrain from—; swerve from—; undertake—; —ensues; —fatigues.
Adverbs for Chase
spiritedly; madly; perpetually; excitingly; desperately; cruelly; heartbreakingly; thrillingly; remorselessly; grimly.
Synonyms for Chase
pursue, hunt, hound, seek, trail, track, tail, shadow, stalk.
Antonyms for Chase
Thesaurus
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