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GIVE CHASE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Go after with the intent to catch

Example:

the dog chased the rabbit

Synonyms:

chase; chase after; dog; give chase; go after; tag; tail; track; trail

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "give chase" is one way to...):

follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give chase"):

tree (chase an animal up a tree)

quest (search the trail of (game))

hound; hunt; trace (pursue or chase relentlessly)

run down (pursue until captured)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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