hot pursuit
A close and continuous pursuit of a fleeing suspected lawbreaker or hostile military…A close and continuous pursuit of a fleeing suspected lawbreaker or hostile military force, especially across territorial lines.
» I was in hot pursuit of the scooter when I cycled down the boulevard.
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1 sensesA close and continuous pursuit of a fleeing suspected lawbreaker or hostile military force, especially across territorial lines.
Nacheile
Examples
2 sentencesI was in hot pursuit of the scooter when I cycled down the boulevard.
Bleeding from her little finger, the nymphomaniac started a hot pursuit with the cops on a stolen raft.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: hot pursuits| Singular | hot pursuit |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsSee also
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