chase

chase ¹

 (chās)

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

a. To cause (an opposing pitcher) to be removed from a game by batting well.

b. To swing at and miss (a pitch, especially one out of the strike zone).

v.intr.

1. To go or follow in pursuit.

2. Informal To go hurriedly; rush: chased all over looking for us.

n.

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.

Idioms:

chase (one's) tail

To exert oneself vigorously but ineffectually.

give chase

To engage in pursuit of quarry: Police gave chase to the speeding car.

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[Middle English chasen, to hunt, from Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captāre, to catch; see catch.]

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chase ²

 (chās)

n. Printing

A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making.

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[Perhaps from French châsse, case, reliquary, from Old French chasse, from Latin capsa.]

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chase3

floral chase motif on a lipstick case

chase ³

 (chās)

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.

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[Possibly from obsolete French chas, groove, enclosure, from Old French, from Latin capsa, box. V., variant of enchase.]

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chase

(tʃeɪs)

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. informal (often foll by: up) 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

6. the act of chasing; pursuit

7. any quarry that is pursued

8. (Hunting) Brit an unenclosed area of land where wild animals are preserved to be hunted

9. (Hunting) Brit the right to hunt a particular quarry over the land of others

10. (Hunting) the chase the act or sport of hunting

11. (Horse Racing) short for steeplechase

12. (Tennis) real tennis a ball that bounces twice, requiring the point to be played again

13. cut to the chase informal chiefly US to start talking about the important aspects of something

14. give chase to pursue (a person, animal, or thing) actively

[C13: from Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin captiāre (unattested), from Latin captāre to pursue eagerly, from capere to take; see catch]

ˈchaseable adj

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chase

(tʃeɪs)

n

1. (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. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the part of a gun barrel from the front of the trunnions to the muzzle

3. (Building) a groove or channel, esp one that is cut in a wall to take a pipe, cable, etc

vb (tr)

(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]

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chase

(tʃeɪs)

vb (tr)

1. (Jewellery) Also: enchase to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing

2. (General Engineering) to form or finish (a screw thread) with a chaser

[C14: from Old French enchasser enchase]

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chase¹

(tʃeɪs)

v. chased, chas•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to follow rapidly or intently to seize, overtake, etc.; pursue: to chase a thief.

2. to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game; hunt.

3. to follow or devote one's attention to with the hope of attracting, winning, etc.

4. to drive or expel forcibly: to chase the cat out.

v.i.

5. to follow in pursuit: to chase after someone.

6. to rush; hasten: chasing around all afternoon looking for a gift.

n.

7. the act of chasing; pursuit.

8. an object of pursuit.

9. Brit. a private game preserve.

10. steeplechase.

11. the chase, the sport or occupation of hunting.

Idioms:

give chase, to go in pursuit.

[1250–1300; Middle English chacen < Middle French chasser to hunt, Old French chacier < Vulgar Latin *captiāre; see catch]

chase′a•ble, adj.

chase²

(tʃeɪs)

n.

1. a rectangular iron frame in which composed type is secured or locked for printing or platemaking.

2. a groove, furrow, or channel, as one made in a wall for pipes or ducts.

3. the forepart of a gun, containing the bore.

[1570–80; < Middle French chas, chasse < Late Latin capsus (masculine), capsum (neuter) enclosed space, variant of Latin capsa]

chase³

(tʃeɪs)

v.t. chased, chas•ing.

1. to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing.

2. to cut (a screw thread), as with a chaser or machine tool.

[1400–50; late Middle English; aph. variant of enchase]

Chase

(tʃeɪs)

n.

1. Sal•mon Portland (ˈsæl mən) 1808–73, Chief Justice of the U.S. 1864–73.

2. Samuel, 1741–1811, U.S. jurist and leader in the American Revolution.

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chase

Past participle: chased
Gerund: chasing

Imperative

chase

chase

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Thesaurus

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" pursual, pursuit, following 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" tracking, trailing - the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind shadowing, tailing - the act of following someone secretly stalking, stalk - the act of following prey stealthily
	2.	Chase - United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873) Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase
	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" dog, give chase, go after, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag 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 chase after court, romance, solicit, woo - make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
	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 chamfer, furrow cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

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chase

verb

1. pursue, follow, track, hunt, run after, course She chased the thief for 100 yards.

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.

4. rush, run, race, shoot, fly, speed, dash, sprint, bolt, dart, hotfoot They chased down the stairs into the alley.

noun

1. pursuit, race, hunt, hunting He was arrested after a car chase.

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chase

verb

1. To follow (another) with the intent of overtaking and capturing:

pursue, run after.

Idioms: be in pursuit, give chase.

2. To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it:

drive, hunt, run, stalk.

noun

The following of another in an attempt to overtake and capture:

hot pursuit, pursuit.

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Translations

صَيْد، اصْطِيادمُطَارَدَةمُطارَدَه، مُلاحَقَهيُطارِديُطارِدُ

pronásledovatstíháníhonitlovzahnat

jagejagtforfølgeforfølgelse

jagenJagdVerfolgungverjagen

κυνηγώκαταδιώκωκαταδίωξηκυνήγι

persecuciónperseguircazacazarcorrer

takaa-ajojahdatajahti

poursuitepoursuivrechasserpourchasserchasse

lovitipotjera

üldözüldözés

eftirföreltarekadÿraveiîar

inseguirecacciacacciareinseguimentodare la caccia

追跡する追いかける追う追跡

추격추적추적하다

captare

medžioklėnusivytipersekiojimaspersekiotivijimasis

dzīšanadzīties pakaļizdzītvajāšanavajāt

achtervolgingjachtachtervolgen

jaktforfølgelsejagejage bortjage etter

polowanieścigać

perseguircaçarperseguição

urmărire

преследоватьпогоняпреследованиегнатьсягонка

honodháňať

pregonzasledovatilovitipregnati

jagajaktförfölja

ไล่ตามการไล่ตาม

kovalamakpeşinden koşmaktakippeşinde koşmaav peşinde koşma

đuổisự theo đuổi

追猎追赶追逐驱逐

chase

¹ [tʃeɪs]

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

B. VT (= pursue) → perseguir
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

chase away chase off VT + ADV → ahuyentar

chase down VT + ADV

1. (= track down) → localizar

2. (US) (= catch) → recabar, tratar de 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

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chase

² [tʃeɪs] VT [+ metal] → grabar, adornar grabando, cincelar

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chase

[ˈtʃeɪs]

vt

(= pursue) [+ person, animal] → poursuivre, donner la chasse à
to chase sb/sth from (= chase away) → chasser qn/qch de

[+ job, money] → courir après

n

(= pursuit) → poursuite f, chasse f
to give chase → se lancer à la poursuite
the thrill of the chase (fig) → le frisson de la poursuite
to cut to the chase → aller droit au but

chase away

vt

[+ animals, people] → faire la chasse à

[+ fears, blues] → chasser

chase down

vt (US) = chase up

chase up

vt (British)

[+ person] → relancer

[+ information] → rechercher

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chase

¹

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)

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chase

²

vt (Tech) silver, metal → ziselieren

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chase

[tʃeɪs]

1. n → inseguimento, caccia
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

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chase

(tʃeis) verb

1. to run after; to pursue. He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car. agtervolg يُطارِد преследвам perseguir honit, pronásledovat jagen forfølge; jage κυνηγώ, καταδιώκωperseguir 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, forfølgeścigać تعقیبول 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. (with away, ~off etc) to cause to run away. I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees. wegjaag يُلاحِق، يُطارِد، يَتَعَقَّب прогонвам afugentar zahnat verjagen jage διώχνωahuyentar minema kihutama فراری دادن؛ دور کردن karkottaa 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 فراری کول afugentar a goni прогонять odháňať pregnati oterati jaga bort ขับไล่ kovmak 驅逐 гнати پیچھے دوڑنا xua đuổi 驱逐

noun

1. an act of chasing. We caught him after a 120 kph chase. agtervolging مُطارَدَه، مُلاحَقَه преследване perseguição stíhání, honění die Verfolgung jagt; forfølgelse καταδίωξηpersecución tagaajamine تعقیب takaa-ajo poursuiteמרדף पीछा lov, gonjenje üldözés pengejaran eftirför caccia 追跡 추적 vijimasis, persekiojimas vajāšana; pakaļdzīšanās mengejar achtervolgingjakt, forfølgelsepogoń تعقیب 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 caça lov, hon die Jagd jagt κυνήγιcaza jaht شکار jahti chasseציד जावनरों के शिकार का खेल lov vadászat berburu dÿraveiðar caccia 狩猟 사냥 medžioklė dzīšana (medībās) memburu jachtjaktpościg, gonitwa ښکار 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 perseguir pronásledovat die Verfolgung aufnehmen optage forfølgelse παίρνω στο κυνήγι salir en persecución de alguien/algo järele kihutama تعقیب کردن ajaa takaa 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 achtervolgensette etter, oppta forfølgelsengonić تعقیبول perseguir a urmări преследовать prenasledovať zasledovati koga juriti sätta efter การไล่ตาม kovalamak, peşine düşmek 追捕 переслідувати تعاقب کرنا sự đuổi theo 追击

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chase

→ مُطَارَدَة, يُطارِدُ honička, 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 đuổi, sự theo đuổi 追赶

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