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Pursuit vs Chore - What's the difference?

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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

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of pursuing.
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  • A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
  • (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
  • 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 pursuit

    chore

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ). See also char .

    Noun

    (chores)
  • A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
  • Washing dishes is a chore , but we cannot just stop eating.

    Verb

    (chor)
  • (US, dated) To do chores.
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    Etymology 2

    Possibly derived from the (etyl) word , see also Geordie word (chor).

    Alternative forms

    * chor (Geordie)

    Verb

  • (British, informal) To steal.
  • Synonyms
    * steal (standard English) * thieve (standard English) * twoc (Geordie)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A choir or chorus.
  • (Ben Jonson)

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