Idioms for chase
cut to the chase, Informal.
to get to the main point.
Origin of chase
1
1250–1300; Middle English
chacen < Middle French
chasser to hunt, Old French
chacier < Vulgar Latin
*captiāre; see
catch
OTHER WORDS FROM chase
chase·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby chase
British Dictionary definitions for give chase (1 of 3)
chase
1
/ (tʃeɪs) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of chase
chaseable, adjectiveWord 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 give 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 give 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 give chase (1 of 2)
give chase
Pursue, as in The police gave chase to the robber. [c. 1700]
Idioms and Phrases with give 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.