chase
English Thesaurus
1. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture (noun.act)
hypernym | : | motion, move, movement, |
definition | : | the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | tracking, trailing, |
definition | : | the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | shadowing, tailing, |
definition | : | the act of following someone secretly (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | stalk, stalking, |
definition | : | the act of following prey stealthily (noun.act) |
2. a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | frame, |
definition | : | the framework for a pair of eyeglasses (noun.artifact) |
3. United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | chief justice, |
definition | : | the judge who presides over a supreme court (noun.person) |
4. cut a furrow into a columns (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | cut, cut, |
definition | : | separate with or as if with an instrument (verb.contact) |
5. go after with the intent to catch (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | follow, pursue, |
definition | : | follow in or as if in pursuit (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | tree, |
definition | : | chase an animal up a tree (verb.competition) |
hyponym | : | quest, |
definition | : | search the trail of (game) (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | hound, hunt, trace, |
definition | : | pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | run down, |
definition | : | pursue until captured (verb.motion) |
6. pursue someone sexually or romantically (verb.social)
7. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture (noun.act)
derivation | : | follow, |
definition | : | to travel behind, go after, come after (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | follow, pursue, |
definition | : | follow in or as if in pursuit (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | chase, chase after, |
definition | : | pursue someone sexually or romantically (verb.social) |
8. cut a furrow into a columns (verb.contact)
derivation | : | bevel, cant, chamfer, |
definition | : | two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees (noun.artifact) |
9. go after with the intent to catch (verb.motion)
also | : | tag along, |
definition | : | go along with, often uninvited (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | tracking, trailing, |
definition | : | the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind (noun.act) |
derivation | : | shadowing, tailing, |
definition | : | the act of following someone secretly (noun.act) |
derivation | : | tag, |
definition | : | a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser (noun.act) |
derivation | : | lead, track, trail, |
definition | : | evidence pointing to a possible solution (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | chaser, |
definition | : | a drink to follow immediately after another drink (noun.food) |
derivation | : | chaser, pursuer, |
definition | : | a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture (noun.person) |
derivation | : | shadow, shadower, tail, |
definition | : | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements (noun.person) |
derivation | : | tracker, |
definition | : | someone who tracks down game (noun.person) |
10. pursue someone sexually or romantically (verb.social)
11. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture (noun.act)
derivation | : | follow, |
definition | : | to travel behind, go after, come after (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | follow, pursue, |
definition | : | follow in or as if in pursuit (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | chase, chase after, |
definition | : | pursue someone sexually or romantically (verb.social) |
12. cut a furrow into a columns (verb.contact)
derivation | : | bevel, cant, chamfer, |
definition | : | two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees (noun.artifact) |
13. go after with the intent to catch (verb.motion)
also | : | tag along, |
definition | : | go along with, often uninvited (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | tracking, trailing, |
definition | : | the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind (noun.act) |
derivation | : | shadowing, tailing, |
definition | : | the act of following someone secretly (noun.act) |
derivation | : | tag, |
definition | : | a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser (noun.act) |
derivation | : | lead, track, trail, |
definition | : | evidence pointing to a possible solution (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | chaser, |
definition | : | a drink to follow immediately after another drink (noun.food) |
derivation | : | chaser, pursuer, |
definition | : | a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture (noun.person) |
derivation | : | shadow, shadower, tail, |
definition | : | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements (noun.person) |
derivation | : | tracker, |
definition | : | someone who tracks down game (noun.person) |
14. pursue someone sexually or romantically (verb.social)
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