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   chase

   /tʃeɪs/

   verb

   • 1. pursue in order to catch or catch up with: "police chased the stolen car through the city" Similar pursuerun afterfollowhunttracktrailgive chase tobe hot on someone's heelsinformal:tailOpposite run away from
   • ▪ seek to attain: "the team are chasing their first home win this season"
   • ▪ seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way: "he spends all his free time chasing girls" Similar courtwoopursuerun afterseek the company ofmake advances tomake up toflirt withromanceinformal:chat upmake (sheep's) eyes atgive the come-on tocome on tobe all overtrack withtrack square withdated:set one's cap atpay addresses topay suit topay court toseek the hand ofmake love toarchaic:spark
   • 2. drive or cause to go in a specified direction: "she chased him out of the house" Similar drive awaydrive offdrive output to flightsend awayscare offscatterinformal:send packing
   • ▪ rush in a specified direction: "he chased down the motorway" Similar rushdashracespeedstreakshootchargecareerscramblescurryhurrymake hastehareflypeltinformal:scootbelttearzipwhipgo like a bat out of hellboogiehightailclipvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assinformal, dated:cut alongarchaic:posthieOpposite amble
   • 3. try to obtain (something owed or required): "the company employs people to chase up debts"
   • ▪ try to make contact with (someone) in order to obtain something owed or required: "the council recently appointed its own team of bailiffs to chase non-payers"
   • ▪ make further investigation of an unresolved matter: "the cost of the police time needed to chase up every new offence"

   noun

   • 1. an act of pursuing someone or something: "they captured the youths after a brief chase"
   • ▪ short for steeplechase
   • ▪ hunting as a sport: "she was an ardent follower of the chase"
   • ▪ an area of unenclosed land formerly reserved for hunting: "Cannock Chase"
   • ▪ a hunted animal.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French chacier (verb), chace (noun), based on Latin captare ‘continue to take’, from capere ‘take’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Synonyms for CHASE: out, dismiss, eject, banish, expel, cast out, kick out, sack; Antonyms of CHASE: take, receive, accept, admit, take in, welcome, entertain, shelter.

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   TO FOLLOW SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. He was running and the dog was chasing him. Synonyms and examples. follow. Follow me - this way! tag along. informal. Do you mind if my little brother tags along? pursue. The robber was pursued by several members of the public. tail. The car was tailed by police for several hours. shadow.

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   chase. 1 (verb) in the sense of pursue. Definition. to pursue (a person or animal) persistently or quickly. She chased the thief for 100 yards. Synonyms. pursue. follow. track. hunt. run after. course. See examples for synonyms. 2 (verb) in the sense of woo. Definition. to court (someone) in an unsubtle manner.

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   Synonyms for CHASE: pursue, run after, hunt, follow, drive, track, trail, pursue, gallop, chase-after, catch, run after, dispel, disperse; Antonyms for CHASE: run away, retreat, escape, escape, retreat, letting-go.

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    Synonyms: pursuit, pursing, following, hunt, race, tailing, tracking, dogging, shadowing, fox hunt, high-speed chase, hot pursuit. Sense: Verb: pursue. Synonyms:

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    Synonyms for chase in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for chase. 58 synonyms for chase: pursue, follow, track, hunt, run after, course, woo, pursue, flirt with, run after, pay court to, set your cap at, drive away, drive....