Pronunciation

/tʃeɪs/

Definition

• The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
• A hunt.
• A children's game where one player chases another.
• A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
• Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
• A wild animal that is hunted.
• Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
• (real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
• (real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
• One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
• To pursue.
• To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser
• To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
• To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch
• To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed

Usage Examples

• I need something to chase this shot with.
• Australia will be chasing 217 for victory on the final day.
• The rally chased the starter.

Similar Words

Related words: game, pursue

Word Frequency

This word appears with 833.79% frequency in common usage