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Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of one who
chases
another; a pursuit.
●
A
hunt
; the
act
of
hunt
ing; the
pursuit
of game.
●
A children's
game
where one
player
chases
another.
●
In British English:
A large country
estate
where
game
may be
shot
or hunted.
●
Anything being
chased
, especially a
vessel
in time
of war.
●
A
wild animal
that is hunted.
●
In Nautical:
Any of the
guns
that
fire
directly
ahead
or
astern
; either a
bow
chase
or
stern
chase
.
●
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.
●
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.
●
In Cycling:
One or more
riders
who are
ahead of
the
peloton
and
trying
to
join
the
race
or
stage
leaders.
●
In Music:
A
series
of
brief
improvised
jazz
solos
by
a number of
musicians
taking
turns.
●
In Printing:
A
rectangular
steel
or
iron
frame
into which
pages
or
columns
of type are
locked
for
printing
or plate-making.
●
A
groove
cut in
an
object
; a
slot
: the
chase
for the
quarrel
on a crossbow.
●
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.
●
The part of a
gun
in front of
the trunnions.
●
The
cavity
of a mold.
●
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.
Verb
●
To pursue.
To
follow
at speed.
To hunt.
To
seek
to attain.
To
persistently
pursue
someone as a
sexual
or
romantic
partner.
●
In Nautical:
To pursue.
To
pursue
a
vessel
in order to
destroy
,
capture
or
interrogate
her.
●
To
consume
another
beverage
immediately
after
drink
ing
hard liquor
,
typically
something better
tasting
or less
harsh
such as
soda
or
beer
; to use a
drink
as a chaser.
●
In Cricket:
To
attempt
to
win
by
scoring
the required number of
runs in
the
final
innings.
●
In Baseball:
To
swing
at a
pitch
outside of
the
strike zone
,
typically
an outside
pitch
.
●
In Baseball:
To
produce
enough
offense
to cause the
pitcher
to be removed.
●
To
groove
; indent.
●
To place
piping
or
wiring
in a
groove
encased
within a
wall
or
floor
, or in a
hidden
space
encased
by a
wall
.
●
To
cut
(the
thread
of a screw).
●
To
decorate
(metal) by
engraving
or embossing.
Name
●
A
surname
transferred
from the
nickname
from a Middle English
nickname
for a hunter.
●
A
unisex
given name
transferred
from the
surname
, of
modern
usage.
●
A placename
A
village
and
river
in British Columbia, Canada.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Madison County, Alabama.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
census-designated place
in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in Rice County, Kansas.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Baltimore County, Maryland.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
township
in Lake County, Michigan.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
census-designated place
in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
and
unincorporated
community
in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
●
A placename
Ellipsis of Chase County.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
chase
English
chacier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
captiare
Latin
captio
Latin
-io
Latin
capto
Latin
captus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
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