1. Go after with the intent to catch
   "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the fox chased the rabbit"; "The policeman chased after the mugger down the alley";
   - chase after, trail, tag, give chase, go after, track, chase down
    
2. Pursue someone sexually or romantically
   "He spent months chasing after his crush before finally asking her out";
   - chase after
    
3. Cut a groove into
   "chase silver"
    
4. Cut a furrow into columns
   "The metalworker chased a design into the silver plate";
   - furrow, chamfer
    
5. Follow or accompany (something moving) to watch its progress
   "The storm chasers chased the tornado"
    
6. Follow or accompany one thing with another, especially drinks
   "He chased his beer with a shot of whiskey"; "She chased the aspirin with water"

1. The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
   "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in chase";
   - pursuit, pursual
    
2. A rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time
   "The printer carefully placed the type into the chase before locking it into the press"
    
3. A cavity or groove, e.g. in a wall to hold cables or pipes
   "The electrician ran the wires through a chase in the wall"

1. United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
   - Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase

Derived forms: chased, chasing, chases

See also: chase away

Type of: chief justice, court, cut, follow, frame, framework, motion, move, movement, pol [N. Amer, informal], political leader, politician, politico [informal], pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal], pursue, romance, solicit, woo

Encyclopedia: Chase, Michigan