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   chase

   /CHās/

   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: "seventy candidates chasing a single job"
   • ▪ seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way: "playing football by day and chasing women by night" 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
   • ▪ try to make contact with (someone) in order to get something owed or required: "chasing customers who had not paid their bills"
   • ▪ make further investigation of an unresolved matter: "investigators got a warrant, but they didn't have time to chase down the case"

   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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   to run after a person or an animal in a threatening way in order to make him, her, or it leave: He used to chase the children away from his apple trees. She's always chasing cats out of the garden to protect her precious birds.

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

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   The meaning of CHASE is the hunting of wild animals —used with the. How to use chase in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Chase.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHASE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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

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   To chase someone from a job or a position or from power means to force them to leave it. The army will not allow its commander-in-chief to be chased from power. [ V n + from/out of ]

6. 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.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chaseChase - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To chase is to follow or go after someone or something you want. This activity is called a chase. Dogs chase cats, cats chase mice, and mice are in big trouble. The word chase tried to run away from the Old French word chacier for "to hunt or strive for,” but we caught it.

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

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   Definition of chase verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. 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.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHASE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    CHASE meaning: 1. to run after someone or something in order to catch them: 2. to run after a person or animal to…. Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishchase verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    to be very busy but in fact achieve very little Phrasal Verbs chase away, off, out, etc. chase down chase up. See chase in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary