Chase

chās, v.t. to pursue: to hunt: to drive away, put to flight.— n. pursuit: a hunting: that which is hunted: ground abounding in game.— n. Chase′port , the porthole at the bow or stern of a ve el, through which the chase-gun is fired.— Beasts of chase , properly the buck, doe, fox, marten, and roe: wild beasts that are hunted generally.— Wild-goose chase , any foolish or profitle pursuit. [O. Fr. chacier , cha er —L. captāre , freq. of capĕre , to take.]