Nouns (4)
pursuit, chase, 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"
Verbs (15)
chase, cut a groove into
v. cut a groove into; "chase silver"
chase, chase after
v. pursue someone sexually or romantically
chase, furrow, chamfer
v. cut a furrow into a columns
tag, chase, 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"
Adverbs (16)
away, forth
adv. away from a place, as in "go forth"
out, away
adv. away from the reference point: "He kicked his legs out"
away, forth
adv. indicating continuing action, as in "He worked away"
away, off
adv. "clean off the dirt"; "She went off"
aside, away, out of the way, out of mind
adv. "Brush the objections aside"
aside, away, by, in reserve
adv. "Put aside some money"
Adjectives (7)
away
adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"
away
adj. away from home or business: "has been out all day"; "out to lunch"
away
adj. used of an opponent's ground; "an away game"
away
adj. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
out, gone, away
adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"
Fuzzynyms (52)
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"
remote, far-off, removed
adj. separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"
offshore, abroad, overseas, in a foreign country, to a foreign country
adv. "They had never travelled abroad"
elsewhere, in another place, to another place
adv. in or to another place; "he went elsewhere"; "look elsewhere for the answer"
Synonyms (29)
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"
deep
adj. very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"
extreme, furthest, most distant
adj. most distant in any direction; "the extreme edge of town"
far-flung
adj. remote; "far-flung corners of the Empire"
out-of-town
adj. happening in or being of another town or city; "an out-of-town tryout"; "an out-of-town school"
yonder, yon
adj. distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal); "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?"
after-school
adj. outside regular school hours: "a special after-school class"
ecto
adj. (prefix) outside or outer: "ectoderm"
extra
adj. (prefix) outside or beyond: "an extrauterine pregnancy"
extracurricular
adj. outside the regular duties of your job or profession
extracurricular
adj. outside the regular academic curriculum; "sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities"
right
adj. (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out"
lacking, wanting, nonexistent, missing
adj. not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"
truant, awol
adj. absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"
Antonyms (2)
home
adj. used of your own ground; "a home game"
present
adj. spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
chase away
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