chase

[ cheys ]

/ tʃeɪs /

verb (used with object), chased, chas·ing.

to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.

to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game; hunt: to chase deer.

to follow or devote one's attention to with the hope of attracting, winning, gaining, etc.: He chased her for three years before she consented to marry him.

to drive or expel by force, threat, or harassment: She chased the cat out of the room.

verb (used without object), chased, chas·ing.

to follow in pursuit: to chase after someone.

to rush or hasten: We spent the weekend chasing around from one store to another.

noun

the act of chasing; pursuit: The chase lasted a day.

an object of pursuit; something chased.

Chiefly British. a private game preserve; a tract of privately owned land reserved for, and sometimes stocked with, animals and birds to be hunted.

British. the right of keeping game or of hunting on the land of others.

a steeplechase.

the chase, the sport or occupation of hunting.

Verb Phrases

give chase, to pursue: The hunt began and the dogs gave chase.

Idioms for chase

cut to the chase, Informal. to get to the main point.

Origin of chase

1250–1300; Middle English chacen < Middle French chasser to hunt, Old French chacier < Vulgar Latin *captiāre; see catch

SYNONYMS FOR chase

4 oust, rout, scatter.

7 hunt, quest.

OTHER WORDS FROM chase

chase·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chase

celibate chased chaste chest

Words nearby chase

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British Dictionary definitions for cut to the chase (1 of 3)

chase ¹

/ (tʃeɪs) /

verb

to follow or run after (a person, animal, or goal) persistently or quickly

(tr; often foll by out, away, or off) to force to run (away); drive (out)

(tr) informal to court (a member of the opposite sex) in an unsubtle manner

(tr often foll by up) informal to pursue persistently and energetically in order to obtain results, information, etc chase up the builders and get a delivery date

(intr) informal to hurry; rush

noun

the act of chasing; pursuit

any quarry that is pursued

British an unenclosed area of land where wild animals are preserved to be hunted

British the right to hunt a particular quarry over the land of others

the chase the act or sport of hunting

short for steeplechase

real tennis a ball that bounces twice, requiring the point to be played again

cut to the chase informal, mainly US to start talking about the important aspects of something

give chase to pursue (a person, animal, or thing) actively

Derived forms of chase

chaseable, adjective

Word Origin for chase

C13: from Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin captiāre (unattested), from Latin captāre to pursue eagerly, from capere to take; see catch

British Dictionary definitions for cut to the chase (2 of 3)

chase ²

/ (tʃeɪs) /

noun

printing a rectangular steel or cast-iron frame into which metal type and blocks making up pages are locked for printing or plate-making

the part of a gun barrel from the front of the trunnions to the muzzle

a groove or channel, esp one that is cut in a wall to take a pipe, cable, etc

verb (tr)

Also: chamfer to cut a groove, furrow, or flute in (a surface, column, etc)

Word Origin for chase

C17 (in the sense: frame for letterpress matter): probably from French châsse frame (in the sense: bore of a cannon, etc): from Old French chas enclosure, from Late Latin capsus pen for animals; both from Latin capsa case ²

British Dictionary definitions for cut to the chase (3 of 3)

chase ³

/ (tʃeɪs) /

verb (tr)

Also: enchase to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing

to form or finish (a screw thread) with a chaser

Word Origin for chase

C14: from Old French enchasser enchase

Idioms and Phrases with cut to the chase (1 of 2)

cut to the chase

Get to the point, get on with it, as in We don't have time to go into that, so let's cut to the chase. This usage alludes to editing (cutting) film so as to get to the exciting chase scene in a motion picture. [Slang; 1920s]

Idioms and Phrases with cut to the chase (2 of 2)

chase

see ambulance chaser; cut to the chase; give chase; go fly a kite (chase yourself); lead a merry chase; run (chase) after; wild goose chase.

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verb (used without object), chased, chas·ing.

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chase

verb (used with object), chased, chas·ing.

verb (used without object), chased, chas·ing.

noun

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Origin of chase

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