Definition of chase after Chase after
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| chase after - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" | ||
| chase, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track | ||
| pursue, follow follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" | ||
| tag along go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends" | ||
| chase away, drive away, drive off, dispel, drive out, turn back, run off force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" | ||
| tree stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree | ||
| quest seek alms, as for religious purposes | ||
| hound, hunt, trace pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" | ||
| run down injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle | ||
| chase after - pursue someone sexually or romantically | ||
| chase | ||
| woo, court, romance, solicit make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" | ||
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