Chase

1.
v. & n.
—v.
1 tr. pursue in order to catch.
2 tr. (foll. by from, out of, to, etc.) drive.
3 intr. a (foll. by after) hurry in pursuit of (a person). b (foll. by round etc.) colloq. act or move about hurriedly.
4 tr. (usu. foll. by up) colloq. pursue (overdue work, payment, etc. or the person responsible for it).
5 tr. colloq. a try to attain. b court persistently and openly.
—n.
1 pursuit.
2 unenclosed hunting-land.
3 (prec. by the) hunting, esp. as a sport.
4 an animal etc. that is pursued.
5 = STEEPLECHASE.
Phrases and idioms:
go and chase oneself (usu. in imper.) colloq. depart.
Etymology: ME f. OF chace chacier, ult. f. L capere take
2.
v.tr. emboss or engrave (metal).
Etymology: app. f. earlier enchase f. F enchacircsser (as EN-(1), CASE(2))
3.
n. Printing a metal frame holding composed type.
Etymology: F chacircsse f. L capsa CASE(2)
4.
n.
1 the part of a gun enclosing the bore.
2 a trench or groove cut to receive a pipe etc.
Etymology: F chas enclosed space f. Prov. ca(u)s f. med.L capsum thorax