'Pursuit' definitions:
Definition of 'pursuit'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" [syn: pursuit, chase, pursual, following]
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A search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" [syn: pursuit, pursuance, quest]
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Definition of 'Pursuit'
From: GCIDE
- Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See Pursue, v. t.]
- 1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
- Curve of pursuit (Geom.), a curve described by a point which is at each instant moving towards a second point, which is itself moving according to some specified law. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pursuit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accomplishment,
- activity,
- aim,
- area,
- art,
- avocation,
- bag,
- business,
- butt,
- by-end,
- by-purpose,
- calling,
- career,
- career building,
- careerism,
- chasing,
- chevy,
- chivy,
- craft,
- cup of tea,
- destination,
- dogging,
- employment,
- end,
- end in view,
- field,
- final cause,
- following,
- forte,
- game,
- goal,
- handicraft,
- heeling,
- hobby,
- hounding,
- hunt,
- hunting,
- interest,
- job,
- lifework,
- line,
- line of business,
- line of work,
- long suit,
- looking for,
- main interest,
- manner,
- mark,
- metier,
- mission,
- mystery,
- number,
- object,
- object in mind,
- objective,
- obtaining,
- occupation,
- pastime,
- pet subject,
- practice,
- prey,
- profession,
- pursual,
- pursuance,
- pursuing,
- quarry,
- quest,
- quintain,
- racket,
- reaching,
- reason for being,
- search,
- searching,
- seeking,
- sequel,
- sequence,
- series,
- shadowing,
- specialism,
- speciality,
- specialization,
- specialty,
- stalking,
- strong point,
- style,
- tailing,
- target,
- technicality,
- teleology,
- thing,
- tracing,
- tracking,
- trade,
- trailing,
- type,
- ultimate aim,
- vocation,
- walk,
- walk of life,
- way,
- weakness,
- work