'chase' only has one meaning in this context.... to go after.... If you CHASE a burgler out of your house, you ran after him out of your house. If you SCARED a burgler out of your house, you didn't go after him... You just instilled fear enough into him to change his mind about sticking around..... See the difference?Right; in saying 'chase people out of trees' I meant if you're up there picking palm fruit and run into a Stromatopelma, you'll likely depart in a hasty manner on your own, without the spider following you. To me that means being 'chased' out of a tree, as opposed to taking your time up there and sight-seeing. 'Chase' can mean different things. Maybe there's a better word for what I wanted to say. In none of my posts did I say they followed people, just that the bites pack a wallop, and after being bitten, you're not going to hang around and wait for another one. A burglar can be 'chased' out of a house by an angry homeowner, but it doesn't mean the homeowner ran down the street after him.
CHASE can only mean one thing.... To give chase or to go after.
In this context, I don't know how you came up with the idea that chase has more than one meaning....
I´ll help... This is from the dictionary.
chase 1 (chs)
v. chased, chas·ing, chas·es
v.tr.
1. To follow rapidly in order to catch or overtake; pursue: chased the thief.
2. To follow (game) in order to capture or kill; hunt: chase foxes.
v.intr.
1. To go or follow in pursuit.
1. The act of chasing; pursuit.
2. The hunting of game: the thrill of the chase.
chase1
vb
1. to follow or run after (a person, animal, or goal) persistently or quickly
2. (tr; often foll by out, away, or off) to force to run (away); drive (out)
3. (tr) Informal to court (a member of the opposite sex) in an unsubtle manner
4. (tr; often foll by up) Informal to pursue persistently and energetically in order to obtain results, information, etc. chase up the builders and get a delivery date
5. (intr) Informal to hurry; rush
n
1. the act of chasing; pursuit
2. any quarry that is pursued
All if them suggest persistently going after something... So tell me.... does stromatopelma still chase people out of trees?
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