chase :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

pursuit, follow, following

n. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

cut a groove into

v. cut a groove into; "chase silver"

chase after

v. pursue someone sexually or romantically

furrow, chamfer

v. cut a furrow into a columns

tag, track, dog, tail, trail, go after, chase after

v. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

ditch

n. a long narrow excavation in the earth

channel, sound

n. a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"

gutter, trough

n. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

moat, fosse

n. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

furrow

n. a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)

gully

n. deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

rut

n. a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

hunt, hunting

n. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

athletics

n. an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

pursuit, hunt, quest

n. (search)

hunt, search

n. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

follow, go after, come after, travel behind

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

drag, trail, drop behind, hang back, get behind

v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

force out, evict

v. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"

expel, throw out, boot out, kick out, oust, drum out

v. remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

drive

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

herd, crowd, crowd together, herd together, drive together

v. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"

go along, tag along

v. go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"

turn back, run off, drive off, dispel, chase away, drive away, drive out

v. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"

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