chase
Go after swiftly
One group of meanings for chase revolves around hunting and pursuing.
When you chase someone or something, you go after them, they are moving, and your intent is to capture or detain them.
A chase is an instance of this, or it may be specifically a hunt (a fox chase).
A wild goose chase, however, does not involve wild geese; rather, it is a complicated and often pointless pursuit of something that doesn’t succeed.
A different kind of chase is a space left during construction for pipes or ducts.
Monitoring location over time
- tailRear animal appendage
- followGo behind another
- trailPath through wilderness
- shadowLight blocked by object
manhunt · hunt · seek · run after · hotfoot · dogging · hounding · trailing
Animal being hunted
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- huntPursuit of quarry
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- pounceSudden attack leap
ambush · kill · quarry · pack · pursuit · instinct · survival · territory
Follow to catch
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- wooSeek romantic favor
- suitorOne who seeks affection
- admirerOne who esteems another
flirt · pursuit · win over · smitten · advances · charm · conquest · persistence
Seize by law
- apprehendSeize or understand
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
warrant · squad car · suspect · perp · getaway · pursuit · flee · on the run
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- speedRate of motion
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
exhilaration · high-speed · fast-paced · action · daredevil · white-knuckle · intense · edge-of-seat
tracking
Monitoring location over time
shadow · manhunt · hunt · seek · run after · hotfoot · dogging · hounding · trailing
prey
Animal being hunted
pounce · ambush · kill · quarry · pack · pursuit · instinct · survival · territory · carnivore
pursue
Follow to catch
admirer · flirt · pursuit · win over · smitten · advances · charm · conquest · persistence · devotion
arrest
Seize by law
detective · warrant · squad car · suspect · perp · getaway · pursuit · flee · on the run · manhunt
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- speedRate of motion
heart-pounding · exhilaration · high-speed · fast-paced · action · daredevil · white-knuckle · intense · edge-of-seat · suspense
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
gamekeeper · tracking · scent · coursing · flush out · trail · dogs · horseback · huntsman · pack
engrave
Carve designs permanently
ornament · groove · decorative · silver · gold · filigree · inlay · etch · metalwork · jewelry
- cut to the chaseSkip to essentials
- car chaseHigh-speed vehicular pursuit
- chase awayForce to depart
- police chaseLaw enforcement pursuit
- chase afterFollow trying to catch
- wild goose chaseHopeless pursuit of nothing
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