pursuit 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
Examples
- 1.the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
Hypernym
motion 6
noun
the act of changing location from one place to another
EnglishDerivationally related form
pursue 2
verb
follow in or as if in pursuit
Hyponym
trailing 1
noun
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
shadowing 1
noun
the act of following someone secretly
stalk 4
noun
the act of following prey stealthily
