Main Entry: ¹chase

Pronunciation: \ˈchās\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French chace, from chacer

Date: 13th century

1 a : the hunting of wild animals —used with the b : the act of chasing : pursuit c : an earnest or frenzied seeking after something desired
2 : something pursued : quarry
3 : a tract of unenclosed land used as a game preserve
4 : steeplechase 1
5 : a sequence (as in a movie) in which the characters pursue one another