Emily Dickinson Lexicon

chase (-d, -ing), v. [ME < late L. capture, seize, catch.] (webplay: fame, follow, running, hunting, object, sea, seeking, taking).

1. Pursue; try to apprehend; follow with the intent of overtaking.
2. Run after; move in a hurry; shift quickly as a result of contact; [prothesis] chasing; [fig.] fling up; be tossed around.
3. Approach rapidly; draw near with haste; [fig.] transform into.