chases

/ˈtʃeɪsɪz/ · noun

Meaning

The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
A hunt.
A children's game where one player chases another.
A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
A wild animal that is hunted.
To pursue.
To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser
To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch
To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed
A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
The cavity of a mold.
A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
To groove; indent.
To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
To cut (the thread of a screw).
To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.

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