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- DictionaryChase/CHās/
verb
- 1. pursue in order to catch or catch up with: "police chased the stolen car through the city"
- 2. drive or cause to go in a specified direction: "she chased him out of the house"
noun
- 1. an act of pursuing someone or something: "they captured the youths after a brief chase"
to hurry after someone or something in order to catch him, her, or it: The police car was going so fast, it must have been chasing someone. She was chasing (after) a man who had snatched her bag. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to chase someone or something. chase He felt like a dog chasing its tail.
: the act of chasing : pursuit. The police caught the robbers after a high-speed chase on the highway. c. : an earnest or frenzied seeking after something desired. this mad chase of fame John Dryden. 2. : something pursued : quarry. A fox was the hunter's chase. 3. : a tract of unenclosed land used as a game preserve. 4. : steeplechase sense 1.
Synonyms for CHASING: pursuit, tracking, chase, tracing, trailing, pursuing, tailing, search; Antonyms of CHASING: receiving, taking, accepting, admitting, taking in, welcoming, sheltering, entertaining
to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game; hunt: to chase deer. to follow or devote one's attention to with the hope of attracting, winning, gaining, etc.: He chased her for three years before she consented to marry him. to drive or expel by force, threat, or harassment: She chased the cat out of the room. v.i.
See chase in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: chase. Definition of chase verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Add to word list. B2 [ I or T ] to hurry after someone or something in order to catch him, her, or it: The police car was going so fast, it must have been chasing someone. She was chasing (after) a man who had snatched her bag. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to follow someone or something.
To swing at and miss (a pitch, especially one out of the strike zone). v.intr. 1. To go or follow in pursuit. 2. Informal To go hurriedly; rush: chased all over looking for us. n. 1. The act of chasing; pursuit. 2. a. The hunting of game: the thrill of the chase. b. Something that is hunted or pursued; quarry. 3. Chiefly British. a.
