PURSUAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

Example:

the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit

Synonyms:

chase; following; pursual; pursuit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pursual" is a kind of...):

motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pursual"):

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)

stalk; stalking (the act of following prey stealthily)