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5 PHRASE If someone cuts to the chase , they start talking about or dealing with what is important, instead of less important things. □  Hi everyone, we all know why we are here today, so let's cut to the chase.

6 VERB To chase someone from a job or a position or from power means to force them to leave it. □ [V n + from/out of ] The army will not allow its commander-in-chief to be chased from power.

7 VERB If you chase somewhere, you run or rush there. □ [V prep/adv] They chased down the stairs into the narrow, dirty street.

8 → see also wild goose chase

9 PHRASE If you give chase , you run after someone or follow them quickly in order to catch them. □  Other officers gave chase but the killers escaped.

10 PHRASE If you talk about the thrill of the chase , you are referring to the excitement that people feel when they are trying hard to get something. □  It's the thrill of the chase, the buzz of the risk, that drives you on.

▸  chase away PHRASAL VERB If someone or something chases away worries, fears, or other bad feelings, they cause those feelings to change and become happier. [WRITTEN ] □ [V P n] Ellery's return will help to chase away some of the gloom.

▸  chase down

1 PHRASAL VERB If you chase someone down , you run after them or follow them quickly and catch them. [mainly AM ] □ [V n P ] Ness chased the thief down and held him until police arrived. □ [V P n] For thousands of years chasing down game was the main activity in which humans were involved.

2 PHRASAL VERB If you chase someone or something down , you manage to find them after searching for them. □ [V n P ] That's when I chased her down to be the singer in my band. □ [V P n] Bank officials argued that it is not their job to chase down every asset of every bank debtor.

▸  chase up

1 PHRASAL VERB If you chase up something that is needed or needs dealing with, you find it or find out what is being done about it. □ [V n P ] When I didn't hear from the suppliers or receive a refund, I chased the matter up. □ [V P n] The authority can chase up the source of the pollution and demand that the owner clean it up.

2 PHRASAL VERB If you chase someone up , you look for them and find them because you want them to do something or give you something. □ [V P n] …the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to chase up a client who has defaulted on a debt. [Also V n P ] COLLOCATIONS chase NOUN 1

noun + chase : car, police

adjective + chase : high-speed

verb + chase : begin, continue, join; abandon, give up

chas|er /tʃe I sə ^r / (chasers ) N‑COUNT [oft n N ] A chaser is an alcoholic drink that you have after you have drunk a stronger or weaker alcoholic drink. □  …whisky with beer chasers.

chasm /kæ zəm/ (chasms )

1 N‑COUNT A chasm is a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice.

2 N‑COUNT If you say that there is a chasm between two things or between two groups of people, you mean that there is a very large difference between them. □  …the chasm that divides the worlds of university and industry. □ [+ between ] …the chasm between rich and poor in America.

chas|sis /ʃæ si/ chassis /ʃæ siz/ can also be used as the plural form. N‑COUNT A chassis is the framework that a vehicle is built on.

chaste /tʃe I st/ ADJ If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste , you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □  He remained chaste.