Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - 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 ench{acirc}sser (as EN-(1), CASE(2)) 3. n. Printing a metal frame holding composed type. Etymology: F ch{acirc}sse 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