chase

Significado (Inglês)

1. The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
2. A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
3. A children's game where one player chases another.
4. A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
5. Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
6. (obsolete) A wild animal that is hunted.
7. Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
8. The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
9. A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
10. One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
11. A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.

pursue

hunt

drive on

disapprove of

follow closely

look askance at

run towards

act of chasing

chip at

delve into

hunt after

hunt up

make after

prey on

prey upon

put to flight

shoot for

external form

incuse

keep abreast with

keep place with

Hunt

rush along

screw cutting

steeple-chase

scoop channel

wall chase

die sleeve

run after⫷mn⫸

tear after

Freqüência

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/t͡ʃeɪs/

From Middle English chacen, from Anglo-Norman chacer, Old French chacier, from Late 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”). Doublet of catch and related to capture. Displaced native Old English ōht, ēhtnes, and wāþ. Broadly overtook Old English huntaþ.