verb
    
    -chases; -chased; -chasing
    
    [+ obj] formal :to buy (property, goods, etc.) :to get (something) by paying money for it
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural -chases
    
    an act of buying something [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :something that is bought
    
    
    
    
    
    a firm hold or grip that makes movement possible [singular]