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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


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