n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: chased ; chas · ing
Etymology: Middle English, modification of Anglo-French enchaser to set
Date: 15th century
1 a : to ornament (metal) by indenting with a hammer and tools without a cutting edge b : to make by such indentation c : to set with gems
2 a : GROOVE , INDENT b : to cut (a thread) with a chaser