Definition of chase

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Chase (n.) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats..

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Chasable :: Chasable (a.) Capable of being chased; fit for hunting.
Earth :: Earth (v. t.) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den..
Bargain :: Bargain (n.) The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap..
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..
Trade :: Trade (v. i.) To barter, or to buy and sell; to be engaged in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or anything else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a business..
Warrant :: Warrant (n.) To assure, as a thing sold, to the purchaser; that is, to engage that the thing is what it appears, or is represented, to be, which implies a covenant to make good any defect or loss incurred by it..
Preemptioner :: Preemptioner (n.) One who holds a prior to purchase certain public land.
Lodged :: Lodged (a.) Lying down; -- used of beasts of the chase, as couchant is of beasts of prey..
Speculate :: Speculate (v. i.) To purchase with the expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in sugar, or in bank stock..
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To ornament (a surface of metal) by embossing, cutting away parts, and the like..
Enchase :: Enchase (v. t.) To incase or inclose in a border or rim; to surround with an ornamental casing, as a gem with gold; to encircle; to inclose; to adorn..
Pursue :: Pursue (v. t.) To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare..
Tret :: Tret (n.) An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare deducted..
Subsidies :: Subsidize (v. t.) To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line..
Purchasable :: Purchasable (a.) Capable of being bought, purchased, or obtained for a consideration; hence, venal; corrupt..
Negotiate :: Negotiate (v. i.) To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm..
Pennant :: Pennant (n.) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
Hunt :: Hunt (n.) The act or practice of chasing wild animals; chase; pursuit; search.
Span :: Span (v. t.) A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used..
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..
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