Chase

Quick meaning: Chase is a noun meaning The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.

Meaning

The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.

More Meanings

1. A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
2. (uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
3. (British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
4. Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
5. (nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
6. (real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
7. (obsolete) A wild animal that is hunted.

Example Sentences

I need something to chase this shot with.

So we played chase up and down the concourses of the airport.

Some children like to be caught when playing chase, and others do not.

Hold, Warwick, seek thee out some other chase, For I myself must hunt this deer to death.

Word Forms

• chases
• chace
• chasing
• chased

Synonyms for chase

Depending on context, synonyms include pursue, game, furrow, pursuit, track, tail.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pursuit, trail, following, tag, track, chamfer.

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