chase

Words with a similar base: chase, chase_after, give_chase

'chase'

[pursuit.n.01] as in: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

Examples:
the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit

'chase'

[chase.n.02] as in: United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)

'chase'

[chase.n.03] as in: 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'

[chase.v.01] as in: go after with the intent to catch

Examples:
The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
the dog chased the rabbit

'chase'

[chase.v.02] as in: pursue someone sexually or romantically

'chase'

[chase.v.03] as in: cut a groove into

Examples:
chase silver

'chase'

[furrow.v.03] as in: cut a furrow into a columns

Origins

					chase (English)
└── chacier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    ├── captiare (Latin)
    └── captio (Latin)
        ├── -io (Latin)
        ├── capto (Latin)
        └── captus (Latin)

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