PAPER CHASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paper chase mean? 

• PAPER CHASE (noun)
  The noun PAPER CHASE has 1 sense:

1. an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot

  Familiarity information: PAPER CHASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAPER CHASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hare and hounds; paper chase

Hypernyms ("paper chase" is a kind of...):

game (an amusement or pastime)