chased

Variant of chase

chase definition

chase (c̸hās)

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

give chase

to chase; pursue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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