What is "chase"

Chase \Chase\, n. [Cf. F. chasse, fr. chasser. See Chase, v.]

1. Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt. ``This mad chase of fame.''
   --Dryden.

   You see this chase is hotly followed.
   --Shak.

2. That which is pursued or hunted.

   Nay, Warwick, seek thee out some other chase, For I myself must hunt this deer to death.
   --Shak.

3. An open hunting ground to which game resorts, and which is private properly, thus differing from a forest, which is not private property, and from a park, which is inclosed. Sometimes written chace. [Eng.]

4. (Court Tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive his ball in order to gain a point.

   Chase gun (Naut.), a cannon placed at the bow or stern of an armed vessel, and used when pursuing an enemy, or in defending the vessel when pursued.

   Chase port (Naut.), a porthole from which a chase gun is fired.

   Stern chase (Naut.), a chase in which the pursuing vessel follows directly in the wake of the vessel pursued.

   cut to the chase (Film), a term used in action movies meaning, to shift the scene to the most exciting part, where someone is being chased. It is used metaphorically to mean ``get to the main point''.

Chase \Chase\ (ch[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chased (ch[=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Chasing.] [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.]

1. To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.

   We are those which chased you from the field.
   --Shak.

   Philologists, who chase A panting syllable through time and place.
   --Cowper.

2. To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away.

   Chased by their brother's endless malice from prince to prince and from place to place.
   --Knolles.

3. To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game.

   Chasing each other merrily.
   --Tennyson.

Chase \Chase\, v. i. To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor.

Chase \Chase\, n. [F. ch['a]se, fr. L. capsa box, case. See Case a box.] (Print.)

1. A rectangular iron frame in which pages or columns of type are imposed.

2. (Mil.) The part of a cannon from the re["e]nforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See Cannon.

3. A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile.

4. (Shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.

Chase \Chase\, v. t. [A contraction of enchase.]

1. To ornament (a surface of metal) by embossing, cutting away parts, and the like.

2. To cut, so as to make a screw thread.

mid-13c., chace, "a hunt," from Old French chace "a hunt, a chase; hunting ground" (12c.), from chacier (see chase (v.)). Meaning "a pursuit" (of an enemy, etc.) is early 14c.

c.1300, chacen "to hunt; to cause to go away; put to flight," from Old French chacier "to hunt, ride swiftly, strive for" (12c., Modern French chasser), from Vulgar Latin *captiare (source of Italian cacciare, Catalan casar, Spanish cazar, Portuguese caçar "to chase, hunt;" see catch (v.)).\n

\nMeaning "run after" developed mid-14c. Related: Chased; chasing. Older European words for "pursue" often also cover "persecute" (Greek dioko, Old English ehtan); modern ones often derive from words used primarily for the hunting of animals.

"bore of a gun barrel," 1640s, from French chas "eye of a needle; enclosure," from Vulgar Latin *capsum, variant of Latin capsa "box" (see case (n.2)).

Etymology 1 alt. 1 The act of one who chases another; a pursuit. 2 A hunt. 3 (context uncountable English) A children's game where one player chases another. 4 (context British English) A large country estate where game may be shoot or hunted. 5 Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war. 6 (context nautical English) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase. 7 (context real tennis English) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point. 8 (context real tennis English) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point. n. 1 The act of one who chases another; a pursuit. 2 A hunt. 3 (context uncountable English) A children's game where one player chases another. 4 (context British English) A large country estate where game may be shoot or hunted. 5 Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war. 6 (context nautical English) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase. 7 (context real tennis English) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point. 8 (context real tennis English) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To pursue, to follow at speed. 2 (context transitive English) To hunt. 3 (context intransitive English) To give chase; to hunt. 4 (context transitive nautical English) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her. 5 (context transitive English) To dilute alcohol. 6 (context transitive cricket English) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings. 7 (context transitive baseball English) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch 8 (context transitive baseball English) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed Etymology 2

n. (context printing English) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making. Etymology 3

n. 1 A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow. 2 (context architecture English) A trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building containing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing. 3 The part of a gun in front of the trunnions. 4 The cavity of a mold. 5 (context shipbuilding English) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To groove; indent. 2 (context transitive English) To cut (the thread of a screw). 3 (context transitive English) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.

n. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" [syn: pursuit, following]

1. v. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track]

2. pursue someone sexually or romantically [syn: chase after]

3. cut a groove into; "chase silver"

4. cut a furrow into a columns [syn: furrow, chamfer]

Chase may refer to:

"Chase" is Kumi Koda's 12th domestic CD single. The title song is the ending theme for ANB's program SAMAA〜to Yuka no ayashii××kashi chau no kayo!! (さまぁ〜ずと優香の怪しい××貸しちゃうのかよ!! / SUMMER〜Suspicious of Yuka xx What it Becomes!!). It reached #18 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for eight weeks.

Despite the a-side being Chase, the single's artwork was inspired more by its b-side, Heat feat. MEGARYU.

Chase was a comic book series published by DC Comics. It was written by Dan Curtis Johnson, illustrated by J.H. Williams III and inked by Mick Gray. It lasted ten issues (including a special #1,000,000 issue). The character of Cameron Chase first appeared in Batman #550, January (1998) written by Doug Moench and drawn by Kelley Jones. The Batman appearance was used to promote the upcoming series.

The original Chase series was reprinted in graphic novel form in December 2011.

1. Redirect Chase Bank

Chase is an American jazz rock band. They are best known for their hit single, "Get It On" (1971).

Chase is Dean Koontz's first hardcover novel, originally written under the name K. R. Dwyer and released in 1972, it was revised and reissued in 1995 within Strange Highways.

"Chase" (also known as "The Chase") is an instrumental composition by Italian music producer Giorgio Moroder. It was released as a single during 1978 from his Academy Award-winning soundtrack album Midnight Express (1978). It is a disco instrumental that was subsequently extended and released as a maxi single. It made the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1979, peaking at number 33, and the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 48.

A chase is an electrical application where strings of adjacent light bulbs cycle on and off frequently to give the illusion of lights moving along the string. With computerized lighting consoles, building chase sequences has become easier, while previously chases used mechanical means, such as a wheel with an electrified spindle which strikes electrical contacts for each circuit.

Chase lights (or chaser lights) are often associated with the marquee signs of some movie theaters, and have also been used as a common element of television game show sets.

In the United Kingdom a chase is a type of common land used for hunting to which there are no specifically designated officers and laws but instead reserved hunting rights for one or more persons. Similarly, a Royal Chase is a type of Crown Estate by the same description, but where certain rights are reserved for a member of the British Royal Family.

Chase was the debut album by jazz-rock fusion band Chase_(band).

Bill Chase was already a well-established lead trumpet player when he decided to form his own band. He recruited three other veteran trumpet players and vocalist Terry Richards, backed them with a rock rhythm section, and created a band which merged both jazz and rock styles. The album was recorded in Chicago in November and early December 1970 and released in late March 1971.

The single "Get It On" spent thirteen weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart starting in May 1971. This success drove album sales to more than 400,000 units - unusually high for a jazz artist. The album charted for a total of 26 weeks, peaking at #22. 1

Long out of print in the U.S., the album was re-released in Japan on CD in 1997.

The Chase is a simple fixed-point algorithm testing and enforcing implication of data dependencies in database systems. It plays important roles in database theory as well as in practice. It is used, directly or indirectly, on an everyday basis by people who design databases, and it is used in commercial systems to reason about the consistency and correctness of a data design. New applications of the chase in meta-data management and data exchange are still being discovered.

The Chase has its origins in two seminal papers of 1979, one by Alfred V. Aho, Catriel Beeri, and Jeffrey D. Ullman and the other by David Maier, Alberto O. Mendelzon, and Yehoshua Sagiv.

In its simplest application the chase is used for testing whether the projection of a relation schema constrained by some functional dependencies onto a given decomposition can be recovered by rejoining the projections. Let t be a tuple in π(R) ⋈ π(R) ⋈ ... ⋈ π(R) where R is a relation and F is a set of functional dependencies (FD). If tuples in R are represented as t, ..., t, the join of the projections of each t should agree with t on π(R) where i = 1, 2, ..., k. If t is not on π(R), the value is unknown.

The chase can be done by drawing a tableau (which is the same formalism used in tableau query). Suppose R has attributes A, B, ... and components of t are a, b, .... For t use the same letter as t in the components that are in S but subscript the letter with i if the component is not in i. Then, t will agree with t if it is in S and will have a unique value otherwise.

The chase process is confluent.

Chase is an American television series that aired on the NBC network from September 11, 1973 to August 28, 1974. The show was a production of Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television and marked the first show created by Stephen J. Cannell, who later became known for creating and/or producing his own programs, including NBC's The A-Team.

Chase is a 2010 Bollywood action film directed by Jagmohan Mundhra, who has previously directed films such as Shoot on Sight and Provoked. The film stars Anuj Saxena, Udita Goswami, Sameer Kochhar and Tareena Patel in the lead roles, while Gulshan Grover makes a special appearance. The film was released on 30 April 2010. The musical score is by Udbhav Ojha and Vijay Verma and the lyrics are by Jalees Sherwani, Manthan and Prashant Vasl. The title song is sung by Sajid Khan in his funky style whereas the other songs are sung by Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal and Vasundhara Das. The background musical score is by Amar Mohile.

Chase is a given name and surname in the English language, especially popular in the United States. The given name is a transferred use of the surname.

Chase is the fourth album from pop group Djumbo.

"Chase" is the fortieth single by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on December 21, 2011. The single reached number 2 on the Oricon chart, selling 71,894 copies in the first week.

The song was used for live action film adaptation of Wild 7, released on December 21, 2011.

"Chase" is the twelfth episode of the season eight of House and the 167th overall. It aired on February 13, 2012. The format of this episode is similar to " 5 to 9" and " Wilson" (both from season six).

Chase "That Golden Thunder" (2000 – July 8, 2013) was a Golden Retriever who served as " bat dog" and mascot for the Trenton Thunder minor league baseball team.

A chase is a heave steel frame used to hold type in a letterpress. Most of the space in the chase not occupied with type is filled with blocks of wood called furniture. The type and furniture are locked in place by quoins. When a chase is locked up with type, furniture, and quoins, it is called a forme.

Chase, the son of Ioube , originally Hasan ibn Ayyub, was a senior Byzantine official of Arab origin.

Chase is an American police procedural drama television series created by Jennifer Johnson for the NBC network. The series follows a U.S. Marshals fugitive-apprehension team, based out of Houston, Texas. Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnson serve as executive producers for the one-hour drama. The series originally aired on Mondays at 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT and premiered on September 20, 2010. After the mid-season break, Chase returned on Wednesdays at 9:00 pm ET/8:00 pm CT On October 19, 2010, the network ordered a full season consisting of 22 episodes, but this order was cut to 18 in December. On February 3, 2011, the show was put on "a hiatus" with no plan regarding the remaining episodes. On April 6, 2011, NBC announced the remaining five episodes would be broadcast on Saturday nights beginning on April 23, 2011. Later the show was replaced by Harry's Law.

In the United Kingdom, Chase was re-titled Jerry Bruckheimer's Chase and, as of July 2010, was expected to debut on Living TV in 2011.

Chase (capitalized as CHASE) was a Philippine television network owned and produced by Solar Entertainment Corporation through Solar TV Network, Inc. It is the sister of the networks Talk TV, ETC, 2nd Avenue, Universal Channel, Jack TV, Basketball TV, Solar Sports, The Game Channel (which formerly used its evening airtime block) and Diva Universal. It was formerly available over and also broadcast via BEAM Channel 31 ( free TV). Launched on December 24, 2011, its programming was focused on suspense, science fiction, and drama series (the same as the defunct C/S). It dissolved its operations on October 19, 2012 as it had been replaced by Jack City, the secondary network channel of Jack TV, although some of its programs are still carried over by said network station channel.