chase /tʃeɪs/
1. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
synset: pursuit, chase, pursual, following
2. United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
synset: Chase, Salmon_P._Chase, Salmon_Portland_Chase
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
synset: chase
1. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
synset: chase, chase_after, trail, tail, tag, give_chase, dog, go_after, track
2. pursue someone sexually or romantically
synset: chase, chase_after
3. cut a groove into; "chase silver"
synset: chase
4. cut a furrow into a columns
synset: furrow, chamfer, chase
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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