chase
/t͡ʃeɪs/ verb B2- To groove; indent.
- To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall. · chase the pipe
- To cut (the thread of a screw).
- To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
He/she/it chases · Past chased · Past participle chased · -ing form chasing
Verb forms
- Base form
- chase
- He/she/it
- chases
- Past
- chased
- Past participle
- chased
- -ing form
- chasing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
It was, indeed, a great yellow Wildcat, and the Woodman thought it must be chasing something, for its ears were lying close to its head and its mouth was wide open, showing two rows of ugly teeth, while its red eyes glowed like balls of fire.
Toto had always loved to chase mice when he lived in Kansas, and he saw no harm in it.
For a long time the Farmer, brandishing an empty sling, chased them away by the terror he inspired; but when the birds found that the sling was only swung in the air, they ceased to take any notice of it and would not move.
Other matches
- chase The act of one who chases another B1
- chase To follow at speed. C2
- chase A groove cut in an object C2
- chase A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pa... C2
- chase after Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- chase away To get rid of.
- chase down to pursue and apprehend someone or something.
- chase off To drive someone or something away.
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