| pursuit | | |
| n. (act) | 1. chase, following, pursual, pursuit | the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture.; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ tracking, trailing | the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind. |
| ~ shadowing, tailing | the act of following someone secretly. |
| ~ stalking, stalk | the act of following prey stealthily. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. pursuance, pursuit, quest | a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria.; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" |
| ~ wild-goose chase | the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable. |
| ~ search | the examination of alternative hypotheses.; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful" |
| n. (act) | 3. avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity. |
| ~ pastime, pursuit, interest | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly).; "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" |
| ~ spelaeology, speleology | the pastime of exploring caves. |
| n. (act) | 4. interest, pastime, pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly).; "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ avocation, hobby, spare-time activity, by-line, pursuit, sideline | an auxiliary activity. |
| pursue | | |
| v. (social) | 1. engage, prosecute, pursue | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in.; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ practice, commit | engage in or perform.; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" |
| ~ close | engage at close quarters.; "close with the enemy" |
| ~ politick | engage in political activities.; "This colleague is always politicking" |
| v. (motion) | 2. follow, pursue | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ stalk | go through (an area) in search of prey.; "stalk the woods for deer" |
| ~ chase, dog, give chase, go after, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag | go after with the intent to catch.; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" |
| ~ haunt, stalk | follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to.; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" |
| ~ surveil, survey, follow | keep under surveillance.; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" |
| v. (contact) | 3. go after, pursue, quest after, quest for | go in search of or hunt for.; "pursue a hobby" |
| ~ look for, search, seek | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of.; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" |
| v. (social) | 4. act on, follow up on, pursue | carry further or advance.; "Can you act on this matter soon?" |
| ~ run down, check out | trace.; "We are running down a few tips" |
| ~ react, oppose | act against or in opposition to.; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" |
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