Chase - Definition

n 1: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture;
"the culprit started to run and the cop took off in
pursuit" [syn: pursuit, chase, pursual, following]
2: United States politician and jurist who served as chief
justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873) [syn:
Chase, Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase]
3: a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to
hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are
printed at one time
v 1: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased
the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
[syn: chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give
chase, dog, go after, track]
2: pursue someone sexually or romantically [syn: chase, chase
after]
3: cut a groove into; "chase silver"
4: cut a furrow into a columns [syn: furrow, chamfer,
chase]