How to pronounce chase

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What chase means

verb

Most people know chase in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To decorate metal by cutting or hammering in designs

In a sentence: The silversmith will chase a pattern of leaves around the cup's rim.

Where it comes from: It may come from an old French word for a groove, or it may be a shortened form of enchase. Either way, it is a different word from chase meaning to run after.

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