Chase — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

to go in search of

"a historian who has spent two decades chasing down firsthand accounts of the drafting of the U.S. Constitution"

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

"I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass"

to fail to attend

"a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses"

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely

"the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing"

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

"when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet"

to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of

"you need to cut the lawn very soon—before it becomes a jungle"

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances

"the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink"

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course

"cut towards the goal, eluding a defender"

to divide by passing through or across

"a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half"

to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships

"whichever way you cut it, we won't be seeing any profits from the business for at least three years"

to make one's way through, across, or over

"cut across the field on the way to school"

to bring down by cutting

"we need to cut down that dying tree"

to make a present of

"thanked all the tutors who generously gave their time to help students after school"

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

"gave my camera to my father to hold while I went swimming"

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

"the author will give a reading from her latest work at 7:00 p.m."

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

"they loaded the shopping cart with so much food it gave under all the weight"

to hand over or use up in payment

"I wouldn't give a nickel for such a run-down car"

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

"she gave her opinion on the matter very firmly and unmistakably"

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

"totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year"

to produce as revenue

"a company that consistently gives $30 million in profits to the owner"

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

"gave him my e-mail address"

to put before another for acceptance or consideration

"she gave the committee her grant proposal"

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

"she gave her cold to me, and now I'm so sick that I can barely get out of bed"