Chase

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, from Middle English) from a (etyl, enm) nickname for a hunter.
  2. Proper noun.  (given name, male) of modern usage, transferred from the surname.
  3. Noun.  The action of the verb "to chase".
  4. Noun.  A hunt.
  5. Noun.  (British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
  6. Noun.  Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
  7. Noun.  (nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
  8. Noun.  A metal frame in which metal type and blocks are placed and held ready to print by letterpress.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To pursue, to follow at speed.
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To hunt.
  11. Verb.  (transitive, nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
  12. Verb.  (transitive, cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
  13. Verb.  (transitive, baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
  14. Verb.  (transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
  15. Noun.  (printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making.
  16. Noun.  A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
  17. Noun.  A trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring.
  18. Noun.  The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
  19. Noun.  The cavity of a mold.
  20. Verb.  (transitive) To groove; indent.
  21. Verb.  (transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).
  22. Verb.  (transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.

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