n. 25B6; verb
the dogs chased the fox : PURSUE, run after, give chase to, follow; hunt, track, trail; informal tail.
chasing young girls : WOO, pursue, run after, make advances to, flirt with, pay court to; informal chat up, come on to; dated court, romance, set one's cap at, make love to.
she chased away the donkeys : DRIVE, send, scare; informal send packing.
she chased away all thoughts of him : DISPEL, banish, dismiss, drive away, shut out, put out of one's mind.
photographers chased on to the runway : RUSH, dash, race, speed, streak, shoot, charge, scramble, scurry, hurry, fly, pelt; informal scoot, belt, tear, zip, whip; N. Amer. informal boogie, hightail, clip; archaic hie.
25B6; noun they gave up the chase : PURSUIT, hunt, trail.
25A0; chase someone/something up PESTER, harass, harry, nag; seek out, find, go after; informal hassle.