chase
go after with the intent to catch
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,640 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 24,157 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- go after with the intent to catch also: chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog The policeman chased the mugger down the alleythe dog chased the rabbit
- pursue someone sexually or romantically also: chase after
- cut a groove into chase silver
- cut a furrow into a columns also: furrow, chamfer
noun
- the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture also: pursuit, pursual, following the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
- United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873) also: Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland 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
chase in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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That's good sound law of the chase.
Ministry of Disturbance · H. Beam Piper · Chapter 1
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Then, perhaps, after a little while you can chase big buffalo.
When Buffalo Ran · George Bird Grinnell · Chapter 1
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As it was I had forgotten its very existence in the excitement of the chase.
Nat the Naturalist · George Manville Fenn · Chapter 1
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And the wild historic woodland of Manninglea Chase was famous, it was said, all over Europe.
The Devil's Garden · W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell · Chapter 1
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We made all sail in chase, both the enemy's ships and ours having every stitch of canvas they could carry.
The Loss of the Royal George · William Henry Giles Kingston · Chapter 1