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chase /ˈʧeɪs/  

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  • noun
    plural chases
    [count] :the act of following and trying to catch a person, animal, etc.
    Police caught the bank robbers after a high-speed chase on the highway.
    a car chase
    [singular] :an eager attempt to get something
    Though she has repeatedly failed to capture the world record, she refuses to give up the chase. [=she keeps trying]
    He was always trying to find a new girlfriend and seemed to enjoy the thrill of the chase. - see also wild goose chase
    [count] chiefly Brit :steeplechase
    cut to the chase
    to go directly to the important points of a story, argument, etc.
    She urged him to skip the details and cut to the chase. [=get to the point]
    give chase
    to chase someone or something
    The officer saw the thief and gave chase. - often + to
    Police gave chase to the suspect as he fled the scene.
    verb
    chases; chased; chasing
    to follow and try to catch (someone or something) [+ obj]
    The cops chased the thief.
    a child chasing a balloon [no obj]
    + after
    My dog chases after butterflies.
    to try very hard to get (someone or something) [+ obj]
    a journalist who is chasing a big story [no obj]
    + after
    He's been chasing after the world record all season.
    to try to attract (someone) for a romantic or sexual relationship [+ obj]
    He was always chasing women half his age. [no obj]
    + after
    He was always chasing after women half his age.
    always followed by an adverb or preposition [+ obj] :to cause (someone or something) to go away
    She chased a dog off the lawn.
    He chased the kids away from his new car.
    She chased the cats out of her garden.
    Our last mayor was chased from office by political enemies.
    Her reassuring letter helped to chase away my fears.
    chase down
    [phrasal verb]
    chase (someone or something) down or chase down (someone or something)
    to follow and catch (someone or something)
    Police chased down the robber in an alley.
    to search for and find (someone or something)
    I finally chased down [=tracked down, found, (Brit) chased up] that recipe I promised you.
    chase up
    [phrasal verb] Brit
    chase (something) up or chase up (something) :to search for and find (someone or something)
    Can you chase up those files for me?
    chase (someone) up or chase up (someone) :to contact or find (someone) usually in order to get something
    His landlord had to chase him up for his rent.

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