Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for paper chase. Search instead for paper+white.

paper chase

American  

noun

  1. the effort to earn a diploma or college degree, especially in law, or a professional certificate or license.

  2. the writing of assignments and reports, collecting of supporting documents, filling out of forms, and other paperwork necessary to obtain a college degree or a professional certificate or license, apply for financial aid or a bank loan, etc.

  3. hare and hounds.

paper chase British  

noun

  1. a former type of cross-country run in which a runner laid a trail of paper for others to follow

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • paper chaser noun
  • paper-chasing adjective

Etymology

Origin of paper chase

First recorded in 1855–60

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.