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chase

Dictionary definition · Chase

noun

  1. United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
  2. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture"the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
  3. a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

verb

  1. go after with the intent to catch"The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"
  2. pursue someone sexually or romantically
  3. cut a groove into"chase silver"
  4. cut a furrow into a column

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).