Literally to drive, urge, press forward with vehemence; hence, to pursue for the purpose of taking, as game; to hunt.

To purse, or drive, as a defeated or flying enemy. Leviticus 26:7; Deuteronomy 32:30.

To follow or pursue, as an object of desire; to pursue for the purpose of taking; as, to chase a ship.

To drive; to pursue. Chased by their brothers endless malice. To chase away, is to compel to depart; to disperse. To chase metals.

Vehement pursuit; a running or driving after; as game, in hunting; a flying enemy, in war; a ship a sea.

Pursuit with an ardent desire to obtain, as pleasure, profit, fame; earnest seeking.

That which may be chased; that which is usually taken by chase; as beasts of chase.

That which is pursued or hunted; as, seek some other chase. So at sea, a ship chased is called the chase.

In law, a driving of cattle to or from a place.

An open ground, or place of retreat for deer and other wild beasts; differing from a forest, which is not private property and is invested with privileges, and from a park which is inclosed. A chase is private property, and well stored with wild beasts or game.

An iron frame used by printers to confine types, when set in columns.

Chase of a gun, is the whole length of the bore.

A term in the game of tennis. Chase guns, in a ship of war, guns used in chasing an enemy or in defending a ship when chased. These have their ports at the head or stern. A gun at the head is called a bow-chase; at the stern, a stern-chase.