Definition of chase

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chase¹    (chs) KEY 

VERB:
chased, chas·ing, chas·es
VERB:
tr.

1. To follow rapidly in order to catch or overtake; pursue: chased the thief.
2. To follow (game) in order to capture or kill; hunt: chase foxes.
3. To seek the favor or company of persistently: chased me until I agreed to a date.
4. To put to flight; drive: chased the dog away.
5. Baseball To cause (an opposing pitcher) to be removed from a game by batting well.

VERB:
intr.

1. To go or follow in pursuit.
2. Informal To go hurriedly; rush: chased all over looking for us.

NOUN:

1. The act of chasing; pursuit.
2. 1. The hunting of game: the thrill of the chase.
   2. Something that is hunted or pursued; quarry.
3. Chiefly British
   1. A privately owned, unenclosed game preserve.
   2. The right to hunt or keep game on the land of others.

IDIOM:
give chase

To engage in pursuit of quarry: Police gave chase to the speeding car.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English chasen, to hunt, from Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin *captire, from Latin captre, to catch ; see catch