Pursuit vs Chore - What's the difference?
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The act of pursuing.
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(cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
(legal, obsolete) prosecution
* Fuller
A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
(US, dated) To do chores.
(British, informal) To steal.
As nouns the difference between pursuit and chore
is that pursuit is the act of pursuing while chore is a task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.As a verb chore is
to do chores.pursuit
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Mother
Bayern Munich 2-0 Man City, passage=Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.}}
- That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court.
Derived terms
* curve of pursuit, pursuit curve * in pursuit * individual pursuit * pursuit plane * team pursuitExternal links
* ("pursuit" on Wikipedia)chore
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) ). See also char .Noun
(chores)- Washing dishes is a chore , but we cannot just stop eating.