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Main Entry: chase
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): chased; chas·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French chasser, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin captiare -- more at CATCH
transitive senses
1 a : to follow rapidly : PURSUE b : HUNT c : to follow regularly or persistently with the intention of attracting or alluring
2 obsolete : HARASS
3 : to seek out -- often used with down <detectives chasing down clues>
4 : to cause to depart or flee : DRIVE <chase the dog out of the garden>
5 : to cause the removal of (a baseball pitcher) by a batting rally
intransitive senses
1 : to chase an animal, person, or thing <chase after material possessions>
2 : RUSH, HASTEN <chased all over town looking for a place to stay>
synonyms CHASE, PURSUE, FOLLOW, TRAIL mean to go after or on the track of something or someone. CHASE implies going swiftly after and trying to overtake something fleeing or running <a dog chasing a cat>. PURSUE suggests a continuing effort to overtake, reach, or attain <pursued the criminal through narrow streets>. FOLLOW puts less emphasis upon speed or intent to overtake <friends followed me home in their car>. TRAIL may stress a following of tracks or traces rather than a visible object <trail deer> <trailed a suspect across the country>.

Main Entry: dream
Pronunciation: 'drEm
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English dreem, from Old English drEam noise, joy, and Old Norse draumr dream; akin to Old High German troum dream
1 : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep -- compare REM SLEEP
2 : an experience of waking life having the characteristics of a dream: as a : a visionary creation of the imagination : DAYDREAM b : a state of mind marked by abstraction or release from reality : REVERIE c : an object seen in a dreamlike state : VISION
3 : something notable for its beauty, excellence, or enjoyable quality <the new car is a dream to operate>
4 a : a strongly desired goal or purpose <a dream of becoming president> b : something that fully satisfies a wish : IDEAL <a meal that was a gourmet's dream>