Chase

Meaning of Chase

verb
  1. pursue in order to catch or catch up with.
    police chased the stolen car through the city
    the dog chased after the stick
  2. drive or cause to go in a specified direction.
    she chased him out of the house
  3. try to obtain (something owed or required).
    the company employs people to chase up debts
noun
  1. an act of pursuing someone or something.
    they captured the youths after a brief chase

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

verb
  1. engrave (metal, or a design on metal).
    they didn't have foundries to cast or chase metal
    a unique goblet of ruby-coloured glass with a chased silver rim

late Middle English: apparently from earlier enchase, from Old French enchasser .

noun

(in letterpress printing) a metal frame for holding the composed type and blocks being printed at one time.

late 16th century: from French châsse, from Latin capsa ‘box’ (see case2).

noun
  1. the part of a gun enclosing the bore.
  2. a groove or furrow cut in the face of a wall or other surface to receive a pipe or wire.

early 17th century: from French chas ‘enclosed space’, from Provençal cas, caus, from medieval Latin capsum ‘thorax or nave of a church’.

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Hyphenation of Chase

Chase

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • Chase is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Chase synonyms

Meaning pursuit:

pursuit, pursual, following

Meaning chase after:

trail, tail, tag, dog, track

Meaning furrow:

furrow, chamfer

Meaning follow or chase (someone or something):

pursue

Meaning go after (someone) in order to observe or monitor them:

follow

Meaning pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food:

hunt

Meaning (of a group of people or animals) separate and move off quickly in different directions:

scatter

Meaning trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions:

pester

Meaning subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation:

harass

Meaning persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy's territory):

harry

Meaning harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to:

nag

Meaning cause continual trouble or distress to:

plague

Meaning harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly:

hound

Meaning discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly:

find

Meaning harass; pester:

hassle

Meaning the activity of hunting wild animals or game:

hunting

Meaning the sport of hunting game animals such as hares with greyhounds using sight rather than scent:

coursing

Meaning the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river:

course

Meaning cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object:

engrave

Meaning engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to p:

etch

Meaning cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription:

carve

Meaning write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record:

inscribe

Meaning make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object:

cut

Meaning cut or shape (something) with a chisel:

chisel

Meaning impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface:

imprint

Meaning make (someone) feel admiration and respect:

impress

Meaning mark (a surface, typically a fabric or garment) with a coloured design or pattern:

print

Meaning make a visible impression or stain on:

mark

Anagrams of Chase

aches

Words that rhyme with Chase

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