transitive verb chased, chasing chas′·ing

1. to follow quickly or persistently in order to catch or harm
2. to run after; follow; pursue
3. to seek after
4. to make run away; drive
5. to hunt (game)
6. Slang to court aggressively

Etymology: ME chacen, cacchen: see catch

intransitive verb

1. to go in pursuit to chase after him
2. Informal to go hurriedly; rush to chase around town

noun

1. the act of chasing; pursuit
2. 1. the hunting of game for sport: often with the
   2. anything hunted; quarry
3. Brit.
   1. an unenclosed game preserve
   2. a license to hunt over a specified area or to keep animals there as game

noun

1. a groove; furrow
2. the bore of a gun barrel
3. a groove or recess in a wall, made to provide space as for a pipe or conduit
4. a rectangular metal frame in which pages or columns of type are locked

Etymology: Fr chas, needle's eye < OFr < VL *capsum < L capsa: see case

transitive verb chased, chasing chas′·ing

transitive verb chased, chasing chas′·ing

Etymology: aphetic for enchase