Synonyms of the word

pursuit

• n. The act of pursuing.
• n. A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
• n. (cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track…
• n. (law, obsolete) prosecution.

avocation

• n. (obsolete) A calling away; a diversion.
• n. A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.
• n. That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.
• n. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

chase

• n. The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
• n. A hunt.
• n. (uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
• n. (Britain) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
• n. Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
• n. (nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
• n. (real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the…
• n. (real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a…
• n. (cycling) One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
• v. (transitive) To pursue, to follow at speed.
• v. (transitive) To hunt.
• v. (intransitive) To give chase; to hunt.
• v. (transitive, nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
• v. (transitive) To dilute alcohol.
• v. (transitive, cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
• v. (transitive, baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
• v. (transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
• n. (printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing…
• n. A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
• n. (architecture) A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing)…
• n. The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
• n. The cavity of a mold.
• n. (shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually…
• v. (transitive) To groove; indent.
• v. (transitive) To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space…
• v. (transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).
• v. (transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.

diversion

• n. (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
• n. A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
• n. The act of diverting.
• n. Removal of water via a canal.
• n. (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
• n. (transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a…
• n. (law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of…

following

• adj. Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
• adj. About to be specified.
• adj. (of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
• prep. After, subsequent to.
• n. A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
• n. Vocation; business; profession.
• n. (with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.

hobby

• n. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
• n. (horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby.
• n. Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.

interest

• n. (uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in…
• n. (uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
• n. (uncountable) Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
• n. (countable) An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other…
• n. (countable) Something one is interested in.
• n. (obsolete, rare) Injury, or compensation for injury; damages.
• n. (usually in the plural) The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.
• v. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person…
• v. (obsolete, often impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
• v. (obsolete) To cause or permit to share.

motion

• n. (uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
• n. (countable) A change of position with respect to time.
• n. (physics) A change from one place to another.
• n. (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something.
• n. (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
• n. (philosophy) from κίνησις; any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration,…
• n. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
• n. (law) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or…
• n. (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
• n. (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct…
• n. (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
• v. To gesture indicating a desired movement.
• v. (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
• v. To make a proposal; to offer plans.

move

• v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to…
• v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act.
• v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and…
• v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of…
• v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry,…
• v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the…
• v. (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion,…
• v. (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion,…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue);…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
• v. (law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
• n. The act of moving; a movement.
• n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
• n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand…
• n. The event of changing one's residence.
• n. A change in strategy.
• n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
• n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules…

movement

• n. Physical motion between points in space.
• n. (engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming…
• n. The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
• n. A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together…
• n. (music) A large division of a larger composition.
• n. (aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
• n. (baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
• n. An act of emptying the bowels.
• n. (obsolete) Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

pastime

• n. That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion; games.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) to sport; to amuse oneself.

pursual

• n. The act of pursuit.

pursuance

• n. A search for something; a pursuit or quest.
• n. A completion or putting into effect of something already begun; a prosecution.
• n. The state of being pursuant; consequence.

pursuit

• n. The act of pursuing.
• n. A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
• n. (cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track…
• n. (law, obsolete) prosecution.

quest

• n. A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
• n. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
• n. (obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
• n. (obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
• n. (obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
• v. To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
• v. To search for; to examine.
• v. (entomology, of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.

recreation

• n. Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
• n. The process of recreating something.
• n. The result of this process.

search

• n. An attempt to find something.
• n. The act of searching in general.
• v. (transitive) To look in (a place) for something.
• v. (intransitive, followed by "for") To look thoroughly.
• v. (transitive, now rare) To look for, seek.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To probe or examine (a wound).
• v. (obsolete) To examine; to try; to put to the test.

sideline

• n. A line at the side of something.
• n. (sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field.
• n. (usually in the plural) The area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
• n. The outside or perimeter of any activity.
• n. Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
• n. A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
• n. (Canada) A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road.
• v. (transitive) To place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play.
• v. (transitive) To remove or keep out of circulation.