One of the other cops fired three times and those who were still able to give chase did.
His solution last season was to give chase a big flop and make him work superhard (by Chase's standards, anyway) for a comeback.
Without a moment's hesitation he resolved to give chase to them.
His game—as he'd secretly told me—was to follow and give chase.
It was therefore necessary to give chase towards the hills to recover him.
As this was probably all the woodpecker was fighting for, he did not give chase.
Seagulls will also give chase to birds of other species they may come across.
But the next moment, boy-like, he wished he had had the dogs with him that he might give chase.
It was rather ridiculous; but there was nothing for me to do but to give chase.
However valiant I may be, I cannot give chase to so many and fight all of them.
mid-13c., chace, "a hunt," from Old French chace "a hunt, a chase; hunting ground" (12c.), from chacier (see chase (v.)). Meaning "a pursuit" (of an enemy, etc.) is early 14c.
"bore of a gun barrel," 1640s, from French chas "eye of a needle; enclosure," from Vulgar Latin *capsum, variant of Latin capsa "box" (see case (n.2)).
c.1300, chacen "to hunt; to cause to go away; put to flight," from Old French chacier "to hunt, ride swiftly, strive for" (12c., Modern French chasser), from Vulgar Latin *captiare (source of Italian cacciare, Catalan casar, Spanish cazar, Portuguese caçar "to chase, hunt;" see catch (v.)).
Meaning "run after" developed mid-14c. Related: Chased; chasing. Older European words for "pursue" often also cover "persecute" (e.g. Greek dioko, Old English ehtan); modern ones often derive from words used primarily for the hunting of animals.
verb
To take a usually milder drink after a drink of liquor: Let's chase this with a little Perrier (1906+)
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