GIVE CHASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does give chase mean? 

• GIVE CHASE (verb)
  The verb GIVE CHASE has 1 sense:

1. go after with the intent to catch

  Familiarity information: GIVE CHASE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIVE CHASE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Go after with the intent to catch

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

chase; chase after; dog; give chase; go after; tag; tail; track; trail

Context example:

the dog chased the rabbit

Hypernyms (to "give chase" is one way to...):

follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give chase"):

tree (chase an animal up a tree)

quest (search the trail of (game))

hound; hunt; trace (pursue or chase relentlessly)

run down (pursue until captured)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody