From Middle English chacen, from Anglo-Norman chacer, Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captāre, frequentative of capere. Compare French chasser (“to hunt”, “to chase”), Spanish cazar (“to hunt”), Portuguese caçar (“to hunt”)
, see Norwegian skysse (“to hunt”).
Doublet of catch and related to capture. Displaced native Old English ōht, ēhtnes, and wāþ. Broadly overtook Old English huntaþ.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
(countable, uncountable) A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
Through male bonding, the subculture of the hunt caught up in the mystique of the chase, the hunting party became a military force, and men discovered that they need not stop at defense: they could go out to hunt for other people's wealth. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 134:
He was a good shot and passionately fond of the chase, and used to spend many hours in the neighbouring woods after the harts and the wild sows. 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 58:
By-and-by, she wandered away to an unnecessary revelation of her master's whereabouts: gone to help in the search for his landlord, the Sieur de Poissy, who lived at the château just above, and who had not returned from his chase the day before; so the intendant imagined he might have met with some accident, and had summoned the neighbours to beat the forest and the hill-side. 1861, Elizabeth Gaskell, The Grey Woman:
(uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
So we played chase up and down the concourses of the airport. 2009, Martin J. Levin, We Were Relentless: A Family's Journey to Overcome Disability, page 41:
Some children like to be caught when playing chase, and others do not. 1996, Marla Pender McGhee, Quick & Fun Learning Activities for 1 Year Olds, page 25:
(UK, countable, uncountable) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
Outside, the stately oaks, rooted for ages in the green ground which has never known ploughshare, but was still a chase when kings rode to battle with sword and shield and rode a-hunting with bow and arrow, bear witness to his greatness. 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 14, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A wild animal that is hunted.
As touching the Harte and such other light chases or beasts of Uenerie, the huntesmen on horsebacke may followe theyr houndes alwayes by the same wayes that they saw him passe ouer, 1575, George Gascoigne, chapter 40, in The Noble Arte of Venerie of Hunting, London: Christopher Barker, page 111:
Hold, Warwick, seek thee out some other chase,
For I myself must hunt this deer to death. 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
(countable, uncountable) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
(countable, qualifier:real tennis, uncountable) 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.
(countable, qualifier:real tennis, uncountable) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
(countable, uncountable) One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
(countable, uncountable) A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.
el καταδίωξη (action of the verb "to chase") · bg лов (action of the verb "to chase") · ota تعقیب (action of the verb "to chase") · yue 追 (action of the verb "to chase") · it cacciare (action of the verb "to chase") · pl pogoń (action of the verb "to chase") · ja 追求 (action of the verb "to chase") · sw kimbiza (action of the verb "to chase") · de Jagd (action of the verb "to chase") · sk prenasledovanie (action of the verb "to chase") · lt persekiojimas (action of the verb "to chase") · alt сӱрӱжер (action of the verb "to chase") · sl pregon (action of the verb "to chase") · hi पीछा करना (action of the verb "to chase") · is eftirför (action of the verb "to chase") · fi jahtaus (action of the verb "to chase") · da forfølgelse (action of the verb "to chase") · ca persecució (action of the verb "to chase") · es persecución (action of the verb "to chase") · de Jagdgrund (country estate) · nan-hbl 逐 (action of the verb "to chase") · ang ōht (action of the verb "to chase") · eo postkuro (action of the verb "to chase") · tr kovalama (action of the verb "to chase") · pt perseguição (action of the verb "to chase") · bg гонитба (action of the verb "to chase") · tr takip (action of the verb "to chase") · ru пресле́дование (action of the verb "to chase") · la īnsectātiō (action of the verb "to chase") · ba ҡыуыу (action of the verb "to chase") · de Jagdgebiet (country estate) · de Verfolgung (action of the verb "to chase") · et tagaajamine (action of the verb "to chase") · fi jahti (action of the verb "to chase") · nl achtervolging (action of the verb "to chase") · da jagt (action of the verb "to chase") · lt vijimasis (action of the verb "to chase") · hy հետապնդում (action of the verb "to chase") · cmn 追逐 (action of the verb "to chase") · nl jacht (action of the verb "to chase") · cs stíhání (action of the verb "to chase") · he מרדף (action of the verb "to chase") · nl jachtgebied (country estate) · es finca de caza (country estate) · ko 추격 (action of the verb "to chase") · cmn 追 (action of the verb "to chase") · no jakt (action of the verb "to chase") · tr peşinde koşma (action of the verb "to chase") · ru пого́ня (action of the verb "to chase") · cs honba (action of the verb "to chase") · ro urmărire (action of the verb "to chase") · fr poursuite (action of the verb "to chase") · lv pakaļdzīšanās (action of the verb "to chase") · no forfølgelse (action of the verb "to chase") · it caccia (action of the verb "to chase") · sv jakt (action of the verb "to chase") · ru го́нка (action of the verb "to chase") · id pengejaran (action of the verb "to chase") · fi takaa-ajo (action of the verb "to chase") · nl jachtdomein (country estate) · es coto de caza (country estate) · txb werke (action of the verb "to chase") · lv vajāšana (action of the verb "to chase") · alt истежер (action of the verb "to chase") · tr kovalamaca (action of the verb "to chase") · yi יאָג (action of the verb "to chase") · hu üldözés (action of the verb "to chase") · ja 追跡 (action of the verb "to chase")
From Middle English chacen, from Anglo-Norman chacer, Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captāre, frequentative of capere. Compare French chasser (“to hunt”, “to chase”), Spanish cazar (“to hunt”), Portuguese caçar (“to hunt”)
, see Norwegian skysse (“to hunt”).
Doublet of catch and related to capture. Displaced native Old English ōht, ēhtnes, and wāþ. Broadly overtook Old English huntaþ.
Meanings
(transitive) To pursue. ▸ To follow at speed.
(transitive) To pursue. ▸ To hunt.
(transitive) To pursue. ▸ To seek to attain.
The team are chasing their first home win this season.
(transitive) To pursue. ▸ To persistently pursue someone as a sexual or romantic partner.
But here's my number, so call me, maybe / And all the other boys try to chase me 2011, “Call Me Maybe”, performed by Carly Rae Jepsen:
He spends all his free time chasing girls.
She was the girl, I know that now. But I pushed her away. So, I've spent every day since then chasing Amy… so to speak. 1997, Kevin Smith, Chasing Amy, spoken by Silent Bob:
(transitive) To pursue. ▸ To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
(transitive) To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser.
I need something to chase this shot with.
John ordered quite a few drinks. I think I stopped at four. He kept ordering straight shots of tequila and chasing them with a beer. Then he’d tear off the filter on his cigarette before smoking it. 2015, John Fogerty, Fortunate Son, New York: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 401:
[He] chases his bedtime Valium with Johnny Walker Red. 1986, Joseph Beam, “Brother to Brother: Words from the Heart”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 240:
(transitive) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
Australia will be chasing 217 for victory on the final day.
(transitive) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
Jones chases one out of the zone for strike two.
(transitive) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
chr ᎠᎨᎮᎦ (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ru гоня́ть (to pursue, to follow at speed) · cs honit (to pursue, to follow at speed) · it cacciare (to pursue, to follow at speed) · alt куур (to pursue, to follow at speed) · nmn ɡǀkxʼâã (to pursue, to follow at speed) · el κυνηγώ (to pursue, to follow at speed) · it rincorrere (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ru гна́ть (to pursue, to follow at speed) · la insector (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ja 追跡する (to pursue, to follow at speed) · uk поганя́ти (to pursue, to follow at speed) · sk honiť sa (to pursue, to follow at speed) · as খেদা (to pursue, to follow at speed) · cmn 逐 (to pursue, to follow at speed) · uk ганя́ти (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ca perseguir (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ka გამოდევნება (to pursue, to follow at speed) · da jagte (to pursue, to follow at speed) · fi jahdata (nautical: to pursue a vessel) · ba ҡыуыу (to pursue, to follow at speed) · sl zasledovati (to pursue, to follow at speed) · grc διώκω (to pursue, to follow at speed) · cmn 奔逐 (to pursue, to follow at speed) · wa kitchessî (to pursue, to follow at speed) · cmn 追逐 (to pursue, to follow at speed) · fa یوختن (to pursue, to follow at speed) · no jage etter (to pursue, to follow at speed) · af jaag (to pursue, to follow at speed) · nl achternazitten (to pursue, to follow at speed) · lv dzīties pakaļ (to pursue, to follow at speed) · de jagen (to pursue, to follow at speed) · fi ajaa takaa (to pursue, to follow at speed) · fa یوزیدن (to pursue, to follow at speed) · cs pronásledovat (to pursue, to follow at speed) · lt persekioti (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ru гна́ться (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ru гоня́ться (to pursue, to follow at speed) · be пагна́ць (to pursue, to follow at speed) · te తరుము (to pursue, to follow at speed) · dsb góniś (to pursue, to follow at speed) · la consector (to pursue, to follow at speed) · fr chasser (to pursue, to follow at speed) · mk гони (to pursue, to follow at speed) · fi jahdata (to pursue, to follow at speed) · be ганя́ць (to pursue, to follow at speed) · de verfolgen (to pursue, to follow at speed) · bg преследвам (to pursue, to follow at speed) · vi đuổi (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ang ēhtan (to pursue, to follow at speed) · la occursō (to pursue, to follow at speed) · la venor (to pursue, to follow at speed) · sk prenasledovať (to pursue, to follow at speed) · pl gnać (to pursue, to follow at speed) · hsb honić (to pursue, to follow at speed) · yue 追住 (to pursue, to follow at speed) · lzh-lit 趁 (to pursue, to follow at speed) · hu üldöz (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ka გამოკიდება (to pursue, to follow at speed) · cy erlid (to pursue, to follow at speed) · uk погна́ти (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ko 쫓다 (to pursue, to follow at speed) · es perseguir (to pursue, to follow at speed) · fr poursuivre (to pursue, to follow at speed) · no løpe (to pursue, to follow at speed) · yue 追 (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ru пресле́довать (to pursue, to follow at speed) · fi ajaa takaa (nautical: to pursue a vessel) · pt caçar (to pursue, to follow at speed) · tr kovalamak (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ta விரட்டு (to pursue, to follow at speed) · sl loviti (to pursue, to follow at speed) · be паганя́ць (to pursue, to follow at speed) · hy հետապնդել (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ota قوغمق (to pursue, to follow at speed) · uga 𐎐𐎂𐎌 (to pursue, to follow at speed) · hi पीछा करना (to pursue, to follow at speed) · dbl (Guwal) bugaman (to pursue, to follow at speed) · he רדף (to pursue, to follow at speed) · es asenderear (to pursue, to follow at speed) · eo postkuri (to pursue, to follow at speed) · sv förfölja (to pursue, to follow at speed) · io chasar (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ltg vojuot (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ru погна́ть (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ru охо́титься (to pursue, to follow at speed) · pl gonić (to pursue, to follow at speed) · cmn 追 (to pursue, to follow at speed) · cs hnát (to pursue, to follow at speed) · id mengejar (to pursue, to follow at speed) · sk honiť (to pursue, to follow at speed) · be гнаць (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ja 追いかける (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ota تعقیب ایتمك (to pursue, to follow at speed) · el καταδιώκω (to pursue, to follow at speed) · is elta (to pursue, to follow at speed) · bg гоня (to pursue, to follow at speed) · th กวด (to pursue, to follow at speed) · tr peşinden koşmak (to pursue, to follow at speed) · dbl gundumman (to pursue, to follow at speed) · te వెంటాడు (to pursue, to follow at speed) · mi aruaru (to pursue, to follow at speed) · km ដេញតាម (to pursue, to follow at speed) · eo ĉasi (to pursue, to follow at speed) · sk hnať sa (to pursue, to follow at speed) · fi tavoitella (cricket: to attempt to score required number of runs) · yi יאָגן (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ar طَارَدَ (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ca empaitar (to pursue, to follow at speed) · hsb hnać (to pursue, to follow at speed) · pl ścigać (to pursue, to follow at speed) · km ដេញ (to pursue, to follow at speed) · sk hnať (to pursue, to follow at speed) · lv vajāt (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ca encalçar (to pursue, to follow at speed) · et taga ajama (to pursue, to follow at speed) · vi rượt (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ru погоня́ться (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ja 追う (to pursue, to follow at speed) · it inseguire (to pursue, to follow at speed) · sv jaga (to pursue, to follow at speed) · pt perseguir (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ro urmări (to pursue, to follow at speed) · az qovalamaq (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ta துரத்து (to pursue, to follow at speed) · lt vytis (to pursue, to follow at speed) · nl achternajagen (to pursue, to follow at speed) · lzh-lit 馳 (to pursue, to follow at speed) · uk гна́ти (to pursue, to follow at speed) · fi ajaa (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ru погоня́ть (to pursue, to follow at speed) · nl achtervolgen (to pursue, to follow at speed) · no forfølge (to pursue, to follow at speed) · ru погна́ться (to pursue, to follow at speed) · es perseguir (nautical: to pursue a vessel) · kk қуу (to pursue, to follow at speed)
Perhaps from French châsse (“case”, “reliquary”), from Old French chasse, from Latin capsa. Doublet of case, cash, and chasse.
Meanings
A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
The die-maker should work upon the surface of an imposing table. First, he places on the table the chase in which the die is to be locked up. Second, he fills in the chase with regular printer’s wood furniture, leaving space in the center for the die, and placing locking quoins near the top of the chase and on the right-hand side of the chase. Third, the cutting and creasing rules are set in the open space in the center of the chase, filling in with metal or wood furniture. 1920, Robert F. Salade, chapter IX, in How Paper Boxes are Made:
Possibly from obsolete French chas (“groove”, “enclosure”), from Old French, from Latin capsa (“box”). Or perhaps a shortening or derivative of enchase. Doublet of case, cash, and chasse.
Meanings
A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
The cavity of a mold.
A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
es acanaladura (a trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring) · ru паз (a groove cut in an object) · es acanaladura (a groove cut in an object) · bg жлеб (a groove cut in an object) · es roza (a trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring) · bg дуло (the part of a gun in front of the trunnions) · eo sulko (a groove cut in an object) · bg канал (a trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring)
Possibly from obsolete French chas (“groove”, “enclosure”), from Old French, from Latin capsa (“box”). Or perhaps a shortening or derivative of enchase. Doublet of case, cash, and chasse.
Meanings
(transitive) To groove; indent.
(transitive) To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
chase the pipe
(transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).
(transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
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fi kierteittää (to cut (the thread of a screw)) · no siselere (to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing) · no drive (to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing) · fi pakottaa (to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing) · bg гравирам (to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing) · no punsle (to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing) · fi kaivertaa (to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing) · bg издълбавам (to groove; indent) · bg правя резба (to cut (the thread of a screw)) · fi loveta (to groove; indent) · fi kolota (to groove; indent)