Chase (ch s), Salmon Portland 1808-1873. American jurist who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1864-1873). He presided over the trial of President Andrew Johnson (1868). |
| Chase, Samuel 1741-1811. American jurist and Revolutionary War leader who was a delegate to the Continental Congresses, signed the Declaration of Independence, and served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1796-1811). |
| chase 1 (chs) v. chased, chas·ing, chas·es v.tr. 1. To follow rapidly in order to catch or overtake; pursue: chased the thief. 2. To follow (game) in order to capture or kill; hunt: chase foxes. 3. To seek the favor or company of persistently: chased me until I agreed to a date. 4. To put to flight; drive: chased the dog away. 5. Baseball To cause (an opposing pitcher) to be removed from a game by batting well. v.intr. 1. To go or follow in pursuit. 2. Informal To go hurriedly; rush: chased all over looking for us. n. Idiom: 1. The act of chasing; pursuit. 2. a. The hunting of game: the thrill of the chase. b. Something that is hunted or pursued; quarry. 3. Chiefly British a. A privately owned, unenclosed game preserve. b. The right to hunt or keep game on the land of others. give chase To engage in pursuit of quarry: Police gave chase to the speeding car. [Middle English chasen, to hunt, from Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin *capti re, from Latin captre, to catch; see catch.] |
| chase 2 (chs) n. Printing A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making. [Perhaps from French châsse, case, reliquary, from Old French chasse, from Latin capsa.] |
| chase 3 (chs) n. 1. a. A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow. b. A trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring. 2. The part of a gun in front of the trunnions. 3. The cavity of a mold. tr.v. chased, chas·ing, chas·es 1. To groove; indent. 2. To cut (the thread of a screw). 3. To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing. [Possibly from obsolete French chas, groove, enclosure, from Old French, from Latin capsa, box. V., variant of enchase.] |
chase1
vb
1. to follow or run after (a person, animal, or goal) persistently or quickly
2. (tr; often foll by out, away, or off) to force to run (away); drive (out)
3. (tr) Informal to court (a member of the opposite sex) in an unsubtle manner
4. (tr; often foll by up) Informal to pursue persistently and energetically in order to obtain results, information, etc. chase up the builders and get a delivery date
5. (intr) Informal to hurry; rush
n
1. the act of chasing; pursuit
2. any quarry that is pursued
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Brit an unenclosed area of land where wild animals are preserved to be hunted
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Brit the right to hunt a particular quarry over the land of others
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting)
the chase the act or sport of hunting
6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) short for steeplechase
7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) Real Tennis a ball that bounces twice, requiring the point to be played again
cut to the chase Informal chiefly US to start talking about the important aspects of something
give chase to pursue (a person, animal, or thing) actively
[from Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin captiāre (unattested), from Latin captāre to pursue eagerly, from capere to take; see catch]
chaseable adj
chase2
n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing a rectangular steel or cast-iron frame into which metal type and blocks making up pages are locked for printing or plate-making
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the part of a gun barrel from the front of the trunnions to the muzzle
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a groove or channel, esp one that is cut in a wall to take a pipe, cable, etc.
vb (tr)
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Also chamfer to cut a groove, furrow, or flute in (a surface, column, etc.)
[C17 (in the sense: frame for letterpress matter): probably from French châsse frame (in the sense: bore of a cannon, etc.): from Old French chas enclosure, from Late Latin capsus pen for animals; both from Latin capsa case2]
chase3
vb (tr)
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) Also enchase to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing
2. (Engineering / General Engineering) to form or finish (a screw thread) with a chaser
[from Old French enchasser enchase]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  chase - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| 2. | Chase - United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873) | |
| 3. | chase - a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time frame - the framework for a pair of eyeglasses | |
| Verb | 1. |  chase - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"tree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive" chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" |
| 2. | chase - pursue someone sexually or romantically | |
| 3. | chase - cut a groove into; "chase silver" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" | |
| 4. | chase - cut a furrow into a columns cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" |
chase
verb
2. woo, pursue, flirt with, run after, pay court to, set your cap at If he's not chasing women, he's out boozing with the lads.
3. drive away, drive, expel, hound, send away, send packing, put to flight Some farmers chase you off their land quite aggressively.
Translations
chase1 [tʃeɪs]
chase2 [tʃeɪs] VT [+ metal] → grabar, adornar grabando, cincelar
A. N → persecución f
the chase (= hunting) → la caza
a car chase → una persecución de coches
to give chase to → dar caza a, perseguir
to join in the chase for sth → unirse a los que buscan algo
the chase (= hunting) → la caza
a car chase → una persecución de coches
to give chase to → dar caza a, perseguir
to join in the chase for sth → unirse a los que buscan algo
B. VT (= pursue) → perseguir
he's started chasing girls → ya anda detrás de las chicas
to chase sb for money → reclamar dinero a algn
he's started chasing girls → ya anda detrás de las chicas
to chase sb for money → reclamar dinero a algn
C. VI → correr
I've been chasing all over the place looking for you → te he estado buscando por todas partes
to chase after sb (= pursue) → correr tras algn; (= seek out) → ir or andar a la caza de algn
I've been chasing all over the place looking for you → te he estado buscando por todas partes
to chase after sb (= pursue) → correr tras algn; (= seek out) → ir or andar a la caza de algn
chase away chase off VT + ADV → ahuyentar
chase down VT + ADV
1. (= track down) → localizar
chase out VT + ADV → echar fuera
chase up VT + ADV [+ information] → recabar, tratar de localizar; [+ person] → buscar; [+ matter] → investigar
I'll chase him up about it → se lo voy a recordar
I'll chase it up for you → investigaré lo que está pasando con lo tuyo
to chase up debts → reclamar el cobro de las deudas
I'll chase him up about it → se lo voy a recordar
I'll chase it up for you → investigaré lo que está pasando con lo tuyo
to chase up debts → reclamar el cobro de las deudas
chase2 [tʃeɪs] VT [+ metal] → grabar, adornar grabando, cincelar
chase [ˈtʃeɪs]
vt
(= pursue) [+ person, animal] → poursuivre, donner la chasse à
to chase sb/sth from (= chase away) → chasser qn/qch de
to chase sb/sth from (= chase away) → chasser qn/qch de
[+ job, money] → courir après
chase1
chase2
n → Verfolgungsjagd f; (Hunt) → Jagd f; (Horse Racing: = steeplechase) → Hindernisrennen nt; a (high-speed) car chase → eine Verfolgungsjagd im Auto; to give chase → die Verfolgung aufnehmen; to give chase to somebody → jds Verfolgung aufnehmen; the thrill of the chase → die Jagdlust; the chase for the championship → der Kampf um die Meisterschaft; to cut to the chase (esp US inf) → zum Kern der Sache kommen
vt → jagen; (= follow) → verfolgen; member of opposite sex → hinterherlaufen (+dat), → nachlaufen (+dat); he’s been chasing that girl for months → er ist schon seit Monaten hinter der Frau her; to chase one’s own tail (fig) → seine Zeit und Energie verschwenden
vi to chase after somebody → hinter jdm herrennen (inf); (in vehicle) → hinter jdm herrasen (inf); to chase around → herumrasen (inf)
chase2
vt (Tech) silver, metal → ziselieren
chase [tʃeɪs]
chase [tʃeɪs]
1. n → inseguimento, caccia
the chase (Hunting) → la caccia
to give chase → dare la caccia, mettersi all'inseguimento
the chase (Hunting) → la caccia
to give chase → dare la caccia, mettersi all'inseguimento
2. vt → inseguire
3. vi to chase after sb → correre dietro a qn
chase away chase off vt + adv → cacciare via
chase up vt + adv
chase down (Am) vt + adv (information) → scoprire, raccogliere; (person) → scovare
chase [tʃeɪs]
1. n → inseguimento, caccia
the chase (Hunting) → la caccia
to give chase → dare la caccia, mettersi all'inseguimento
the chase (Hunting) → la caccia
to give chase → dare la caccia, mettersi all'inseguimento
2. vt → inseguire
3. vi to chase after sb → correre dietro a qn
chase away chase off vt + adv → cacciare via
chase up vt + adv
chase down (Am) vt + adv (information) → scoprire, raccogliere; (person) → scovare
v chase [tʃeis]
1 to run after; to pursue He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car. agtervolg يُطارِد преследвам honit, pronásledovat forfølge; jage jagen κυνηγώ, καταδιώκω perseguir taga ajama تعقیب کردن ajaa takaa poursuivre לִרדוֹף पीछा करना proganjati, loviti üldöz mengejar elta dare la caccia a 追跡する 쫓아가다 vytis, persekioti dzīties pakaļ; vajāt kejar achternazitten løpe/jage etter, forfølge ścigać perseguir a urmări гнаться prenasledovať, hnať sa loviti; zasledovati juriti jaga, förfölja ไล่ตาม kovalamak, peşinden koşmak 追逐 наздоганяти; переслідувати پیچھا کرنا ، تعاقب کرنا đuổi theo; săn đuổi 追逐
2 (withaway, ~offetc) to cause to run away I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees. wegjaag يُلاحِق، يُطارِد، يَتَعَقَّب прогонвам zahnat jage verjagen διώχνω ahuyentar minema kihutama فراری دادن؛ دور کردن ajaa tiehensä chasser לְהַברִיח भगाना natjerati, otjerati (el)kerget mengusir reka (í burtu) cacciare 追い払う 쫓아버리다 vyti (šalin) izdzīt; padzīt halau wegjagen jage bort/ut odgonić afugentar a goni прогонять odháňať pregnati oterati jaga bort ขับไล่ kov(ala)mak 驅逐 гнати پیچھے دوڑنا xua đuổi 驱逐
n
1 an act of chasing We caught him after a 120 kph chase. agtervolging مُطارَدَه، مُلاحَقَه преследване stíhání, honění jagt; forfølgelse die Verfolgung καταδίωξη persecución tagaajamine تعقیب takaa-ajo poursuite מִרדָף पीछा lov, gonjenje üldözés pengejaran eftirför caccia 追跡 추적 vijimasis, persekiojimas vajāšana; pakaļdzīšanās mengejar achtervolging jakt, forfølgelse pogoń perseguição urmărire погоня prenasledovanie pregon potera jakt การไล่ตาม peşinde koşma, kovalama 追逐 переслідування پیچھا کرنے کا عمل sự truy đuổi 追逐
2 hunting (of animals) the pleasures of the chase. jag صَيْد، اصْطِياد лов lov, hon jagt die Jagd κυνήγι caza jaht شکار metsästys chasse צָיִד जावनरों के शिकार का खेल lov vadászat berburu dÿraveiðar caccia 狩猟 사냥 medžioklė dzīšana (medībās) memburu jacht jakt pościg, gonitwa caça vânătoare охота hon lov lov jakt การล่า av peşinde koşma 狩獵 цькування, гін پیچھا کر کے شکار کرنا săn 追猎
give chase
to chase The thieves ran off and the policeman gave chase. agternasit يُطارِد، يُلاحِق подгонвам pronásledovat optage forfølgelse die Verfolgung aufnehmen παίρνω στο κυνήγι salir en persecución de alguien/algo järele kihutama تعقیب کردن ryhtyä takaa-ajoon poursuivre לִרְדוֹף पीछा करना dati se u lov üldözőbe vesz mengejar elta, veita eftirför dare la caccia, inseguire 追跡する 추적하다 nusivyti dzīties pakaļ mengejar achtervolgen sette etter, oppta forfølgelsen gonić perseguir a urmări преследовать prenasledovať zasledovati koga juriti sätta efter การไล่ตาม kovalamak, peşine düşmek 追捕 переслідувати تعاقب کرنا sự đuổi theo 追击
Chase → مطاردة, يُطارِد hon, pronásledovat jage, jagt Jagd, jagen κυνήγι, κυνηγώ persecución, perseguir jahdata, takaa-ajo pourchasser, poursuite loviti, potjera inseguimento, inseguire 追跡, 追跡する 추적, 추적하다 achtervolgen, achtervolging jage, jakt polowanie, ścigać perseguição, perseguir преследование, преследовать jaga, jakt ไล่ตาม, การไล่ตาม kovalamak, takip sự theo đuổi, theo đuổi 追赶
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