devil chase meaning

Verb: chase    cheys Go after with the intent to catch "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the fox chased the rabbit" - chase afte...

Noun: devil    devul An evil supernatural being - fiend , demon , daemon , daimon   A word used in exclamations of confusion "what the devil" - d...

[American slang] n. phr. 1. The worst or most unlucky thing about a trouble or accident; the part that is most regrettable. Andy lost his notebook, and the devil of it was that the not...

[American slang] adv. phr. For no specific reason; just for sport and fun. We poured salt into Uncle Tom's coffee, just for the heck of it. See: DEVIL OF IT.

[American idiom] just for fun; because it is slightly evil; for no good reason. • We filled their garage with leaves just for the devil of it. • Tom tripped Bill for the devil of it....

Noun: the devil Something difficult or awkward to do or deal with "it will be the devil to solve" Derived forms: the devils Type of: difficulty , trouble En...

(archaic) 1. Properly the buck, doe, fox, marten and roe 2. Wild animals that are hunted generally

Verb: chase after Pursue someone sexually or romantically - chase   Go after with the intent to catch - chase , trail , tail , tag , give chase , dog , go after , tr...

Verb: chase away    cheys u'wey Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings - drive out , turn back , drive away , dispel , drive off , run of...

[Architecture] Joining old masonry work to new by means of a bond having a continuous vertical recess the full height of the wall.