The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - chase n.

1) hunting, hunt, pursuit: Police dogs entered the chase and the prisoner was finally caught. 2) run after, follow, pursue, track, go (out) after; court, woo: The police were chasing a man down the street. Stop chasing women and settle down. 3) chase away, off, out, etc. rout, put to flight, hound; drive away, off, out, etc.: I chased the cat away from the birdcage.