GIVE CHASE
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)
Meaning:
Go after with the intent to catch
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
chase; dog; give chase; go after; tail; chase after; trail; track; tag
Context examples:
The policeman chased the mugger down the alley / 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
