August 8, 2011 - Word of the Day: chase

You can use "chase" as a verb or as a noun. It almost always means that someone is running after something or someone in an attempt to catch the object of the pursuit.

This is what it looks like as a verb:

• The police are chasing after a thief who stole a car.
• A waitress chased a customer down the street because he forgot his cell phone in the restaurant.
• Chase these pills down with water. It's easier to swallow them that way.
• Cats like to chase after mice.

This is how you can use it as a noun:

• The police pursued the thief in a high-speed chase through the city.