Pursueverb
To follow with harmful intent; to try to harm, to persecute, torment.
Chasenoun
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
Pursueverb
(transitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
Chasenoun
A hunt.
Pursueverb
(transitive) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
âHer rival pursued a quite different course.â;
Chasenoun
(uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
Pursueverb
(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
Chasenoun
(British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
Pursueverb
(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).
Chasenoun
Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
Pursueverb
To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare.
âWe happiness pursue; we fly from pain.â; âThe happiness of men lies in purswing,Not in possessing.â;
Chasenoun
(nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
Pursueverb
To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law.
âThe fame of ancient matrons you pursue.â;
Chasenoun
(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
Pursueverb
To proceed along, with a view to some and or object; to follow; to go in; as, Captain Cook pursued a new route; the administration pursued a wise course.
Chasenoun
(real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
Pursueverb
To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue.
Chasenoun
(cycling) One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
Pursueverb
To follow as an example; to imitate.
Chasenoun
(printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
Pursueverb
To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account.
âThe servant is not greater than his lord. If they have pursued me, they shall pursue you also.â;
Chasenoun
A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
Pursueverb
To go in pursuit; to follow.
âThe wicked flee when no man pursueth.â; âMen hotly pursued after the objects of their ambition.â;
Chasenoun
(architecture) A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
Pursueverb
To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue.
âI have, pursues Carneades, wondered chemists should not consider.â;
Chasenoun
The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
Pursueverb
To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor.
Chasenoun
The cavity of a mold.
Pursueverb
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;
âShe pursued many activitiesâ; âThey engaged in a discussionâ;
Chasenoun
(shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
Pursueverb
follow in or as if in pursuit;
âThe police car pursued the suspected attackerâ; âHer bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her lifeâ;
Chaseverb
(transitive) To pursue.
Pursueverb
go in search of or hunt for;
âpursue a hobbyâ;
Chaseverb
(transitive) To follow at speed.
Pursueverb
carry further or advance;
âCan you act on this matter soon?â;
Chaseverb
(transitive) To hunt.
Pursueverb
follow or chase (someone or something)
âa heavily indebted businessman was being pursued by creditorsâ; âthe officer pursued the vanâ;
Chaseverb
(intransitive) To seek to attain.
âthe team are chasing their first home win this season.â;
Pursueverb
persistently seek to form a sexual relationship with (someone)
âSophie was being pursued by a number of menâ;
Chaseverb
(intransitive) To seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way.
âHe spends all his free time chasing girls.â;
Pursueverb
seek to attain or accomplish (a goal) over a long period
âshould people pursue their own happiness at the expense of others?â;
Chaseverb
To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
Pursueverb
(of something unpleasant) persistently afflict (someone)
âmercy lasts as long as sin pursues manâ;
Chaseverb
(transitive) To dilute alcohol.
âChase vodka with orange juice to make a screwdriver.â;
Pursueverb
continue or proceed along (a path or route)
âthe road pursued a straight course over the scrublandâ;
Chaseverb
To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
âAustralia will be chasing 217 for victory on the final day.â;
Pursueverb
engage in (an activity or course of action)
âthe council decided not to pursue an appealâ; âAndrew was determined to pursue a computer careerâ;
Chaseverb
To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch
âJones chases one out of the zone for strike two.â;
Pursueverb
continue to investigate or explore (an idea or argument)
âwe shall not pursue the matter any furtherâ;
Chaseverb
To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed
âThe rally chased the starter.â;
Chaseverb
(transitive) To groove; indent.
Chaseverb
(transitive) To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
âchase the pipeâ;
Chaseverb
(transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).
Chaseverb
(transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
Chaseverb
To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.
âWe are those which chased you from the field.â; âPhilologists, who chaseA panting syllable through time and place.â;
Chaseverb
To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by following; to cause to fly; - often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away.
âChased by their brother's endless malice from prince to prince and from place to place.â;
Chaseverb
To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game.
âChasing each other merrily.â;
Chaseverb
To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor.
Chaseverb
To ornament (a surface of metal) by embossing, cutting away parts, and the like.
Chaseverb
To cut, so as to make a screw thread.
Chasenoun
Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt.
âYou see this chase is hotly followed.â;
Chasenoun
That which is pursued or hunted.
âNay, Warwick, seek thee out some other chase,For I myself must hunt this deer to death.â;
Chasenoun
An open hunting ground to which game resorts, and which is private properly, thus differing from a forest, which is not private property, and from a park, which is inclosed. Sometimes written chace.
Chasenoun
A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive his ball in order to gain a point.
Chasenoun
A rectangular iron frame in which pages or columns of type are imposed.
Chasenoun
The part of a cannon from the reënforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See Cannon.
Chasenoun
A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile.
Chasenoun
A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
Chasenoun
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture;
âthe culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuitâ;
Chaseverb
go after with the intent to catch;
âThe policeman chased the mugger down the alleyâ; âthe dog chased the rabbitâ;
Chaseverb
pursue someone sexually or romantically
Chaseverb
cut a groove into;
âchase silverâ;
Chaseverb
cut a furrow into a columns
Chaseverb
pursue in order to catch or catch up with
âthe dog chased after the stickâ; âpolice chased the stolen car through the cityâ;
Chaseverb
seek to attain
âthe team are chasing their first home win this seasonâ;
Chaseverb
seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way
âhe spends all his free time chasing girlsâ;
Chaseverb
drive or cause to go in a specified direction
âshe chased him out of the houseâ;
Chaseverb
rush in a specified direction
âhe chased down the motorwayâ;
Chaseverb
try to obtain (something owed or required)
âthe company employs people to chase up debtsâ;
Chaseverb
try to make contact with (someone) in order to obtain something owed or required
âthe council recently appointed its own team of bailiffs to chase non-payersâ;
Chaseverb
make further investigation of an unresolved matter
âthe cost of the police time needed to chase up every new offenceâ;
Chaseverb
engrave (metal, or a design on metal)
âa miniature container with a delicately chased floral designâ;
Chasenoun
an act of pursuing someone or something
âthey captured the youths after a brief chaseâ;
Chasenoun
short for steeplechase
Chasenoun
hunting as a sport
âshe was an ardent follower of the chaseâ;
Chasenoun
an area of unenclosed land formerly reserved for hunting
âCannock Chaseâ;
Chasenoun
a hunted animal.
Chasenoun
(in letterpress printing) a metal frame for holding the composed type and blocks being printed at one time.
Chasenoun
the part of a gun enclosing the bore.
Chasenoun
a groove or furrow cut in the face of a wall or other surface to receive a pipe or wire.