Chase
- Proper noun. (surname, from Middle English) from a (etyl, enm) nickname for a hunter.
- Proper noun. (given name, male) of modern usage, transferred from the surname.
- Noun. The action of the verb "to chase".
- Noun. A hunt.
- Noun. (British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
- Noun. Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
- Noun. (nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
- Noun. A metal frame in which metal type and blocks are placed and held ready to print by letterpress.
- Verb. (transitive) To pursue, to follow at speed.
- Verb. (transitive) To hunt.
- Verb. (transitive, nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
- Verb. (transitive, cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
- Verb. (transitive, baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
- Verb. (transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
- Noun. (printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making.
- Noun. A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
- Noun. A trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring.
- Noun. The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
- Noun. The cavity of a mold.
- Verb. (transitive) To groove; indent.
- Verb. (transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).
- Verb. (transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.