pursuit

pursuit

Pronunciation: ⁄pəˈsjuːt⁄

noun

·              1 [mass noun] the action of pursuing someone or something:

the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a birdthose whose business is the pursuit of knowledge

·    [count noun] a cycling race in which competitors set off from different parts of a track and attempt to overtake one another: [as modifier]:

the Olympic pursuit champion

·    Physiology the action of the eye in following a moving object.

·              2an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one:

a whole range of leisure pursuits