chase

chase&+{1}
[tʃeɪs]
vb
to follow or run after (a person, animal, or goal) persistently or quickly
to force to run (away); drive (out)
to court (a member of the opposite sex) in an unsubtle manner
to pursue persistently and energetically in order to obtain results, information, etc
chase up the builders and get a delivery date
to hurry; rush
n
the act of chasing; pursuit
any quarry that is pursued
an unenclosed area of land where wild animals are preserved to be hunted
the right to hunt a particular quarry over the land of others
short for steeplechase
a ball that bounces twice, requiring the point to be played again
chase

chase&+{2}
[tʃeɪs]
n
a rectangular steel or cast-iron frame into which metal type and blocks making up pages are locked for printing or plate-making
the part of a gun barrel from the front of the trunnions to the muzzle
a groove or channel, esp one that is cut in a wall to take a pipe, cable, etc
vb
Also called: chamfer to cut a groove, furrow, or flute in (a surface, column, etc)
chase

chase&+{3}
[tʃeɪs]
vb
Also called: enchase to ornament (metal) by engraving or embossing
to form or finish (a screw thread) with a chaser
- 习惯用语
- the chase the act or sport of hunting
- cut to the chase to start talking about the important aspects of something
- give chase to pursue (a person, animal, or thing) actively