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to chase

to chase

17 9.1
To cut a narrow groove into a wall or other surface
  • verb
  • /tʃeɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ranurar
  • Their daggers, with silver hilts chased with a pattern of eyes and lightning bolts, were also familiar.
  • chased silver
  • chased decoration
  • chased gold

Examples

  • Males opened a gold-chased humidor on the desk and presented their large captive with a cigar.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • D'Cey took down the hunting crossbow and its velvet quiver, an elegant silver-chased bow cocked by a winding crank built into the stock.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • They've mastered chasing that's using lots of little punches and tools to create texture to the surface.

  • There's etching, there's chasing, there's casting.

  • She used a tool to chase intricate patterns into the metal surface.

  • The artist chased beautiful designs on the silver plate for a unique finish.

  • He decided to chase a decorative line along the edge of the wooden table.

Synonyms

to carve
vsto chase
272 2.1

Cut shapes and patterns into wood, stone and other hard materials

focuses on cutting long narrow decorative or embedding channels rather than broad shaping
to engrave
vsto chase
47 5.2

To cut words and pictures into a hard surface like metal or wood

is used for cutting channels for decoration or embedding rather than printmaking
to etch
vsto chase
18 5.5

To cut a design into metal or glass with a sharp tool

leans toward long narrow cuts for decoration or embedding rather than surface carving
to rout
vsto chase
  • Specialized
8 8.9

Cut a groove in wood or stone with a tool

emphasizes tool-made channels while focusing on decorative long narrow cuts for embedding
to gouge out
vsto chase
5 7.4

To make a deep cut or groove in a surface by scraping

favours controlled decorative channels for embedding rather than forceful deep removal
to groove
vsto chase
2 5.1

To make a long narrow cut or channel in a surface

focuses on decoration or embedding by long narrow cuts rather than only forming channels
to furrow
vsto chase
1 6.0

To make a long narrow cut in the ground

is used mainly for earthwork or rough channels rather than decorative embedding cuts
to etch a design
vsto chase
6.5

To cut a pattern into glass, metal, or wood

focuses on long narrow cuts for decoration or embedding rather than visible surface patterns
to trench
vsto chase
6.5

To cut deep into a surface to make patterns or letters

is aimed at decorative or embedding long narrow channels rather than mainly deep cuts

Antonyms

smooth
1 5.8

An act of making a surface even by rubbing or pressing

Idioms

to chase its tail
  • Informal
1 7.5

To keep doing the same task without getting anywhere

to chase rainbows
  • Informal
1 8.3

To try to achieve things that are very unlikely or impossible

to chase away the gloom
5.5

Make someone feel less sad and more cheerful

to chase one's tail
  • Informal
7.7

To waste time on busy work and make no progress

to chase skirt
  • Offensive
9.9

Try to have romantic or sexual relationships with many women, often not seriously

to chase the dollar
  • US
6.6

To try hard to earn a lot of money

Phrasal Verbs

to chase after
38 2.4

To try to reach or get something you want

to chase away
26 2.6

To make people or things leave by scaring them

to give chase
11 4.1

Start running after someone or something to catch them

to chase after
  • NSFW
11 3.7

To try to begin a romantic relationship with someone

to chase off
6 3.3

Make someone or something leave a place by running after and frightening them

to chase after
4 1.9

To run after someone or something to catch them

to chase after people
4.1

Try hard to get attention, approval or love from other people

to chase poontang
  • Offensive
9.9

To try to have sex with many different people

to chase the high
  • NSFW
9.3

To keep trying to feel the same excitement you felt the first time, often by taking risks or using drugs

Compounds

wild-goose chase
  • Informal
22 6.6

A hopeless search for something that does not exist

ambulance-chase law
  • Slang
9.9

Contacting people hurt in accidents to get them as clients for a lawyer, often seen as dishonest

ambulance-chase tactic
  • Slang
9.5

A practice of rushing to contact people after accidents to get clients, often seen as unfair

ambulance-chase lawyer
  • Offensive
8.9

A lawyer who goes to accidents or emergencies to find clients for injury cases

paper chase
  • Archaic
7.7

A game where some players run ahead leaving bits of paper while others follow to catch them before the finish

How Deep

to carve
272 2.1
to engrave
47 5.2
to chase
  • Specialized
17 9.1
to incise
7 7.9
to score
20 7.0
to scratch
161 1.1

Surface Forms

chase infinitive
chased past
chased past participle
chasing present participle
chases third person singular

Etymology

Chase meaning to cut a groove comes from an old idea of 'following' a line, so you can remember it as 'chasing' a pattern along the surface while you cut or carve.