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1. chase - noun

· the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

Synonym(s): pursuit, pursual, following

Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move




2. chase - noun

· United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)

Synonym(s): Chase, Salmon_P._Chase, Salmon_Portland_Chase




3. chase - noun

· a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

Hypernym(s): frame




4. chase - verb

· go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

Synonym(s): chase_after, trail, tail, tag, give_chase, dog, go_after, track

Hypernym(s): pursue, follow




5. chase - verb

· pursue someone sexually or romantically

Synonym(s): chase_after

Hypernym(s): woo, court, romance, solicit




6. chase - verb

· cut a groove into; "chase silver"

Hypernym(s): cut




7. chase - verb

· cut a furrow into a columns

Synonym(s): furrow, chamfer

Hypernym(s): cut





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