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 desired2: something pursued : quarry3: a tract of unenclosed land used as a game preserve4: steeplechase 15: a sequence (as in a movie) in which the characters pursue one another