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chase

noun (1)

ˈchās

Definition (Entry 1 of 5)

the hunting of wild animals —used with the
the act of chasing pursuit //The police caught the robbers after a high-speed chase on the highway.
an earnest or frenzied seeking after something desired //… this mad chase of fame … — John Dryden
something pursued quarry //A fox was the hunter's chase.
a tract of unenclosed land used as a game preserve
steeplechase sense 1 //observed the chase with binoculars
a sequence (as in a movie) in which the characters pursue one another //The movie's chases involved cars and helicopters.

verb (1)

chased; chasing

transitive verb
to follow rapidly pursue //a dog chasing a rabbit
hunt
to follow regularly or persistently with the intention of attracting or alluring //He was always chasing after women.
obsolete