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: something pursued : quarry
A fox was the hunter's chase.
3
: a tract of unenclosed land used as a game preserve
4
: steeplechase sense 1
observed the chase with binoculars
5
: a sequence (as in a movie) in which the characters pursue one another
The movie's chases involved cars and helicopters.
chased; chasing
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2
obsolete
: harass
3
: to seek out
—often used with down
detectives chasing down clues
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: to cause to depart or flee : drive
chase the dog out of the garden
5
: to cause the removal of (a baseball pitcher) by a batting rally
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: to swing at (a baseball pitched out of the strike zone)
1
: to chase an animal, person, or thing
chase after material possessions
chased; chasing
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a
: to ornament (metal) by indenting with a hammer and tools without a cutting edge
b
: to make by such indentation
c
: to set with gems
: a rectangular steel or iron frame in which letterpress matter is locked (as for printing)
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