Chase
Chase noun - The act of going after or in the tracks of another.
Usage example: a high-speed car chase
Hot pursuit and chase are semantically related in seek topic. In some cases you can use "Hot pursuit" instead a noun "Chase".
Hot pursuit
Chase and hot pursuit are semantically related in seek topic. You can use "Chase" instead a noun phrase "Hot pursuit".
Both terms in one sentence
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From Roger Ebert's dictionary of movie clichés, fast chase scenes require a fruitcart being plowed into, preferably by a Red Shirt in hot pursuit.
Source: Fruit Cart -
Hilarity Ensues as Tim promptly loses control of the tractor, resulting in a high-speed chase up I-96 with a police helicopter in hot pursuit...
Source: Nitro Boost -
The Agency kidnapped Lian and Gabe is in hot pursuit but his chase hits a snag when his plane is shot down over the Rockies.
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