chase

/ˈchās/

Middle English, from Anglo-French chace, from chacer seechase

noun

  1. the hunting of wild animals —used with the

  2. the act of chasing : pursuit

  3. an earnest or frenzied seeking after something desired

The police caught the robbers after a high-speed chase on the highway.

verb

  1. to follow rapidly : pursue

  2. hunt

  3. to follow regularly or persistently with the intention of attracting or alluring

a dog chasing a rabbit

chase pursue follow trail mean to go after or on the track of something or someone. chase implies going swiftly after and trying to overtake something fleeing or running. pursue suggests a continuing effort to overtake, reach, or attain.

verb

  1. to ornament (metal) by indenting with a hammer and tools without a cutting edge

  2. to make by such indentation

  3. to set with gems