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chase
noun
verb
The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
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noun
The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
“The culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit”
noun
A rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time
verb
Cut a furrow into a column
verb
Cut a groove into
“Chase silver”
verb
Go after with the intent to catch
“The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”
verb
Pursue someone sexually or romantically
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The culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
Chase silver
The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
The fox chased the rabbit
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