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chase   (TTS Sound)

The noun chase has 3 senses

• pursuit, chase, pursual, following -- (the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit")


• Chase, Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase -- (United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873))


• chase -- (a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time)

The verb chase has 4 senses

• chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track -- (go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit")


• chase, chase after -- (pursue someone sexually or romantically)


• chase -- (cut a groove into; "chase silver")


• furrow, chamfer, chase -- (cut a furrow into a columns)