Definition of chase

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Chase (v. t.) To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away..

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Tacking :: Tacking (n.) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose his claim..
Steeple-crowned :: Steeplechasing (n.) The act of riding steeple chases.
Fish-tackle :: Fish-tackle (n.) A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.
Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything..
Preemptioner :: Preemptioner (n.) One who holds a prior to purchase certain public land.
Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) To buy for a price.
Subscriptive :: Subscription (n.) A method of purchasing items produced periodically in a series, as newspapers or magazines, in which a certain number of the items are delivered as produced, without need for ordering each item individually; also, the purchase thus executed..
Jigger :: "Jigger (n. & v.) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle..
Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon..
Hire :: Hire (n.) To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as, to hire a farm for a year; to hire money..
Bargain :: Bargain (n.) The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap..
Blood Money :: Blood money () Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser..
Purchased :: Purchased (imp. & p. p.) of Purchas.
Pursuit :: Pursuit (v. t.) The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy..
Market :: Market (n.) A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every week..
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt..
Pay :: Pay (n.) An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier..
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase, but also of other animals..
Acquest :: Acquest (n.) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance..
Hunt :: Hunt (v. i.) To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds.
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