pursuit :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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"

hunt, quest

n. (search)

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

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"

cause, drive, movement, campaign, crusade

n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

journey, journeying

n. the act of traveling from one place to another

pilgrimage, pilgrim's journey

n. a journey to a sacred place

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