Chase

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
2. isim A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.

   “Through male bonding, the subculture of the hunt caught up in the mystique of the chase, the hunting party became a military force, and men discovered that they need not stop at defense: they could go out to hunt for other people's wealth.”

3. isim A children's game where one player chases another.

   “Some children like to be caught when playing chase, and others do not.”

4. isim A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.

   “Outside, the stately oaks, rooted for ages in the green ground which has never known ploughshare, but was still a chase when kings rode to battle with sword and shield and rode a-hunting with bow and arrow, bear witness to his greatness.”

5. isim Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
6. isim A wild animal that is hunted.

   “As touching the Harte and such other light chases or beasts of Uenerie, the huntesmen on horsebacke may followe theyr houndes alwayes by the same wayes that they saw him passe ouer,”

7. isim Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
8. isim 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.
9. isim 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.
10. isim One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
11. isim A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.
12. fiil To follow at speed.
13. fiil To hunt.
14. fiil To seek to attain.

    “The team are chasing their first home win this season.”

15. fiil To persistently pursue someone as a sexual or romantic partner.

    “He spends all his free time chasing girls.”

16. fiil To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
17. fiil 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.

    “I need something to chase this shot with.”

18. fiil To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.

    “Australia will be chasing 217 for victory on the final day.”

19. fiil To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.

    “Jones chases one out of the zone for strike two.”

20. fiil To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.

    “The rally chased the starter.”

21. isim A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
22. isim A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
23. isim 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.
24. isim The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
25. isim The cavity of a mold.
26. isim 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.
27. fiil To groove; indent.
28. fiil To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.

    “chase the pipe”

29. fiil To cut (the thread of a screw).
30. fiil To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.