1 chase
Pronounced:
/ˈtʃeɪs/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural chas·esMeaning:
1 [count] : the act of following and trying to catch a person, animal, etc. ▪ Police caught the bank robbers after a high-speed chase on the highway. ▪ a car chase
2 [singular] : an eager attempt to get something ▪ Though she has repeatedly failed to capture the world record, she refuses to give up the chase. [=she keeps trying] ▪ He was always trying to find a new girlfriend and seemed to enjoy the thrill of the chase. —see also wild goose chase
3 [count] chiefly Brit : steeplechase
2 [singular] : an eager attempt to get something ▪ Though she has repeatedly failed to capture the world record, she refuses to give up the chase. [=she keeps trying] ▪ He was always trying to find a new girlfriend and seemed to enjoy the thrill of the chase. —see also wild goose chase
3 [count] chiefly Brit : steeplechase
cut to the chase
: to go directly to the important points of a story, argument, etc., ▪ She urged him to skip the details and cut to the chase. [=get to the point]
give chase
: to chase someone or something ▪ The officer saw the thief and gave chase. —often + to ▪ Police gave chase to the suspect as he fled the scene.