Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 6 compound words that contain chases. The most common are listed below. Open chases in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- ambulance-chasesthird-person singular simple present indicative of ambulance-chase: To engage in ambulance chasing.
- car chasesplural of car chase: A chase, usually high-speed, between people in two or more cars or other vehicles, normally between the police or other law enforcement and an offender.
- chases afterthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase after: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chase, after.
- chases awaythird-person singular simple present indicative of chase away: To get rid of.
- chases downthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase down: to pursue and apprehend someone or something.
- chases offthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase off: To drive someone or something away.
- chases rainbowsthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase rainbows: To pursue unrealistic or fanciful goals.
- chases shadowsthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase shadows: To pursue something that is impossible to attain.
- chases skirtthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase skirt: To philander, to womanize.
- chases upthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase up: To follow up, so as to ensure completion.
- chevy chasesplural of chevy chase: The face.
- contour chasesthird-person singular simple present indicative of contour chase: To fly an aircraft at low altitude, following the shape of the ground below.
- diagram chasesplural of diagram chase: A proof in stages, each of which, in general, depends on the previous stages and can be visualized by means of a diagram of morphisms.
- foot chasesplural of foot chase: A chase or pursuit that takes place on foot (rather than, for example, in vehicles).
- merry chasesplural of merry chase: A useless waste of time resulting from a deception.
- paper chasesplural of paper chase: A cross-country race in which a trail of shredded paper marks the route.
- pipe chasesplural of pipe chase: A narrow space between walls through which plumbing is run.
- run chasesplural of run chase: the situation in which the side batting last need to score a certain number of runs to win; the effort made by such a side to win
- stern chasesplural of stern chase: A chase in which one ship follows directly in the wake of another.
- chases a rainbowthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase a rainbow: To pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.
- chases the dragonthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase the dragon: To inhale the vapor from heated morphine, heroin, oxycodone or opium that has been placed on a piece of foil.
- wild goose chasesplural of wild goose chase: A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.
- chases moonbeamsthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase moonbeams: To waste time in a fruitless attempt.
- chases pennies with dollarsthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase pennies with dollars: To expend more money or effort in gaining something (especially, a cost reduction or revenue addition) than it is worth.
- chases one's tailthird-person singular simple present indicative of chase one's tail: To busily try to perform many tasks or to repeatedly revise one's plans, especially with inefficient use of one's time and limited results.
Compound words 6
- purchasesplural of purchase: The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
- forechasesplural of forechase: The front of a hunt; a first assault
- outchasesthird-person singular simple present indicative of outchase: To chase better than; to surpass in chasing.
- paperchasesplural of paperchase: A cross-country race in which a trail of shredded paper marks the route.
- runchasesplural of runchase: the situation in which the side batting last need to score a certain number of runs to win; the effort made by such a side to win
- steeplechasesplural of steeplechase: A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.