A surname transferred from the nickname from a Middle English nickname for a hunter. / A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

(transitive) To follow at speed. / (transitive) To hunt. / (transitive) To seek to attain. / (transitive) To seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way.

A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.

The act of one who chases another; a pursuit. / A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game. / (uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.

(transitive) To groove; indent. / (transitive) To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall. / (transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).

(printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.

simple past tense and past participle of chase

plural of chase

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chase

One who is chased.