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Definition of chase noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chase

noun
 
 
/tʃeɪs/
 
/tʃeɪs/
Idioms
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    running/driving after

  1.  
    [countable] (often used with the) an act of running or driving after somebody/something in order to catch them or it
    • The thieves were caught by police after a short chase.
    • a high-speed car chase
    • We lost him in the narrow streets and had to give up the chase (= stop chasing him).
    • to take up the chase (= start chasing somebody)
    • The chase is on!
    Extra Examples
    • Several children joined in the chase.
    • She ran in chase of the pram.
    • The film ends with a long car chase.
    • The movie opens with an exciting chase scene.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long
    • short
    • high-speed
    • …
    verb + chase
    • give
    • take up
    • give up
    • …
    chase + noun
    • scene
    • sequence
    phrases
    • the thrill of the chase
    See full entry
    2.

    for success/money/work

  2. [singular] a process of trying hard to get something
    • Three teams are involved in the chase for the championship.
    • the title chase
    • What did he really want? Was it just the thrill of the chase?
    3.

    in sport

  3. the chase
     [singular] hunting animals as a sport
    • She enjoyed the thrill of the chase.
    • Exhausted and hungry, the hunters finally gave up the chase.
  4. [countable]
    (also steeplechase)
    a long race in which horses have to jump over fences, water, etc. see also wild goose chase
  5. (also steeplechase)
     a long race in which people run and jump over gates and water, etc. around a track
    6. Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old French chacier (verb), chace (noun), based on Latin captare ‘continue to take’, from capere ‘take’.
Idioms
cut to the chase
  1. (informal) to stop wasting time and start talking about the most important thing
    • Right, let's cut to the chase. How much is it going to cost?
give chase
  1. to run after somebody/something in order to catch them
    • We gave chase along the footpath.
    • The old lady shouted for help and then gave chase.
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