āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to chase
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āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to follow a person or thing and see where they go, often for the purpose of catching them
Transitive: to chase sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The children gleefully chased the ice cream truck as it made its way through the neighborhood.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to create a groove or indentation, typically by engraving or cutting into a surface
Transitive: to chase a design
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sculptor used a chisel to chase the design into the marble.
āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻž āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to adorn metal surfaces by creating designs or patterns through engraving or embossing
Transitive: to chase a metal surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The antique armor was expertly chased with intricate designs.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to pursue romantic or amorous attention from someone
Transitive: to chase sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the party, Alex could n't resist the opportunity to chase Sarah.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻ§āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ
the act of pursuing someone or something with the intent to overtake or capture
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The predator 's chase of its prey was swift and relentless.
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ¸, āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻāĻŋāĻļāĻ¨ āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽ
a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
chaser
chasing
chase
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
