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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, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
    
2. Pursue someone sexually or romantically
   - chase after
    
3. Cut a groove into
   "chase silver"
    
4. Cut a furrow into columns
   - furrow, chamfer

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, following
    
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

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: chases, chasing, chased

See also: chase away

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

Encyclopedia: Chase, Michigan