chase
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
A children's game where one player chases another.
A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
Verb 4 meanings
To pursue.
To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser.
“I need something to chase this shot with.”
To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
“Australia will be chasing 217 for victory on the final day.”
To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
“Jones chases one out of the zone for strike two.”
Etymology
From Middle English chacen, from Anglo-Norman chacer, Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captāre, frequentative of capere. Compare French chasser (“to hunt”, “to chase”), Spanish cazar (“to hunt”), Portuguese caçar (“to hunt”) , see Norwegian skysse (“to hunt”).
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CHASE at a glance
CHASE has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,288 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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