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"the fox fled from the pursuing hounds" "listened for the hounds' pursuing bark"adjectivefollowing in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
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- drop stop pursuing or acting
- following the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
- chase the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
- pursuit the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
- chaser a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
- centrist supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
- pursuer a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
- spoor the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
- crotalus large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey
- battle of the little bighorn a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command