chase

noun

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Senses

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit

go after with the intent to catch

The policeman chased the mugger down the alley

pursue someone sexually or romantically

a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

cut a groove into

chase silver

cut a furrow into a columns

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	follow
1	derivation	Related & opposite	pursue
1	derivation	Related & opposite	chase
1	derivation	Related & opposite	chase after
1	hypernym	Types & categories	movement
1	hyponym	Types & categories	trailing
1	hyponym	Types & categories	shadowing
1	hyponym	Types & categories	stalking
2	also see	Related & opposite	drive out
2	also see	Related & opposite	tag along
2	derivation	Related & opposite	pursuit
2	derivation	Related & opposite	trailing
2	derivation	Related & opposite	shadowing
2	derivation	Related & opposite	tag
2	derivation	Related & opposite	track
2	derivation	Related & opposite	chaser
2	derivation	Related & opposite	chaser
2	derivation	Related & opposite	shadower
2	derivation	Related & opposite	tracker
2	hypernym	Types & categories	pursue
2	hyponym	Types & categories	tree
2	hyponym	Types & categories	quest
2	hyponym	Types & categories	hound
2	hyponym	Types & categories	run down
3	derivation	Related & opposite	pursuit
3	hypernym	Types & categories	court
4	hypernym	Types & categories	frame
5	hypernym	Types & categories	cut
6	derivation	Related & opposite	bevel
6	hypernym	Types & categories	cut