chase

Definitions

• The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
• A hunt.
• (uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
• (British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
• Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
• (obsolete) A wild animal that is hunted.
• (nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
• (real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
• (real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
• (cycling) One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.