chase

n. hunt; area used for hunting; groove; gunbarrel

v. pursue, follow; banish, send away

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Noun
1. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
(synonym) pursuit, following
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) trailing, tracking
(derivation) chase after
Verb
1. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
(synonym) chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
(hypernym) pursue, follow
(hyponym) quest
(see-also) chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
(derivation) pursuer, chaser
2. pursue someone sexually or romantically
(synonym) chase after
(hypernym) woo, court, romance, solicit
(derivation) pursuit, following
3. cut a groove into; "chase silver"
(hypernym) cut
4. cut a furrow into a columns
(synonym) furrow, chamfer
(hypernym) cut

(v.)
Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt.
  

(v.)
That which is pursued or hunted.
  

(v.)
An open hunting ground to which game resorts, and which is private properly, thus differing from a forest, which is not private property, and from a park, which is inclosed. Sometimes written chace.
  

(v.)
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 his ball in order to gain a point.
  

(v. t.)
To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.
  

(v. t.)
To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game.
  

(v. t.)
To ornament (a surface of metal) by embossing, cutting away parts, and the like.
  

(v. t.)
To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away.
  

(v. t.)
To cut, so as to make a screw thread.
  

(v. i.)
To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor.
  

(n.)
The part of a cannon from the reenforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See Cannon.
  

(n.)
A rectangular iron frame in which pages or columns of type are imposed.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile.
  

An aircraft flown in proximity to another aircraft normally to observe its performance during training or testing. (FAA4)