chase

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. pursue, follow, hunt; dispel, put to flight, rout, repel; tool, engrave. See pursuit, ornamentation.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. pursuit, hunt, quest; see hunt 1 , 2 .

• give chase,

Syn. chase, trail, hunt, go after; see pursue 1 .

v.

1. [To pursue]

Syn. follow, run after, trail, track; see hunt 1 , pursue 1 .

2. [To make run away]

Syn. drive away, expel, rout, scatter; see oust .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. pursue follow, track, trail, go after, shadow, *bird-dog.

2. chase off oust, drive away, shoo, evict, throw out.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To follow (another) with the intent of overtaking and capturing: pursue, run after. Idioms: be (or go) in pursuit, give chase. See SEEK. 2. To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it: drive, hunt, run, stalk. See SEEK. II noun The following of another in an attempt to overtake and capture: hot pursuit, pursuit. See SEEK.