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chase

/t͡ʃeɪs/noun, verb1 syllable

Chase means: go after with the intent to catch.

Synonyms for chase16

noun, as in the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

pursuit, pursual, following

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

Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase

verb, as in go after with the intent to catch

chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track

verb, as in cut a furrow into a column

furrow, chamfer

verb, as in pursue someone sexually or romantically

chase after

also used for chase

pursue

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What does chase mean?7

verb

1

go after with the intent to catch“The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”

2

cut a furrow into a column

3

pursue someone sexually or romantically

4

cut a groove into“chase silver”

noun

1

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture“the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit”

2

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

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chase?19

two syllables

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Chase in a sentence

  • To cut to the chase, the harvest was really bad.CM
  • Like all dogs, he'll chase a rabbit if he sees one.CM
  • Ziri got the monster's attention, causing it to chase after him.Amastan
  • You chase him out the door, but he climbs in through the window.AlanF_US
  • If you chase two rabbits, you get neither.deniko
  • If you say his name three times, he would a appear and chase you.Amastan
  • Whether it's white or black, a cat that chases mice is a good cat.bluepie88
  • The dog chases the cat, and the cat chases the squirrel.WestofEden

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Forms of chase

as a noun

plural
chases

as a verb

past tense
chased
present participle
chasing
third-person singular
chases
past participle
chased