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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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