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adj. pointless, bootless, meaningless, empty, vacuous,
senseless, aimless, rambling, discursive, wandering,
disorganized, unorganized: He made what we thought was a
purposeless trip to the branch office, but it ultimately proved
invaluable.
purse n. 1 pouch, (money-)bag, wallet, pocket, Dialect poke, Highland
dress sporran, US and Canadian (woman's) handbag, pocketbook,
bag: The money goes out so fast I think there is a hole in my
purse. 2 money, wealth, resources, funds, finances, exchequer,
treasury, capital, revenue, income, means, cash, riches; pounds,
shillings, and pence, L.S.D., dollars, shekels, Derogatory
Mammon, pelf, (filthy) lucre, US almighty dollar, Slang Brit
ready or readies, lolly, dosh, loot, dough, US and Canadian
bucks, scratch: The spread of capitalism shows that the power
of a man's purse can transcend his political idealism. 3 prize,
reward, award, present, gift: The purse for the next race will
be 5,000 guineas.
--v. 4 pucker (up), contract, wrinkle, compress, press
together: Robert pursed his lips thoughtfully.
pursue v. 1 follow, chase, go or run after, hunt (after or down or for
or up), trace, trail, track, run down, take off after, dog,
stalk, shadow, Brit chivvy or chivy or chevy, Colloq tail: The
police pursued the escaped convicts across the moor. 2 follow
(up or on with), trace, carry on with, continue, conduct, devote
or dedicate oneself to, cultivate, undertake, practise, persist
or persevere in, maintain, exercise, proceed with, adhere to,
stay with, apply oneself to, Colloq stick with: If you pursue
such a course, you are certain to land in jail. 3 aspire to,
aim for, work for or toward(s), try or strive for, purpose,
seek, search for, go in search of, quest after or for, be intent
on, be bent upon or on: Jonathan is pursuing a doctorate in
history at Oxford. 4 woo, (pay) court (to), seek the hand of,
set (one's) cap for, Formal press (one's) suit with, pay suit or
court or (one's) addresses to, Colloq set one's cap for, Slang
chase (after): Jack is pursuing Jacquelyn with matrimony in
mind.
pursuit n. 1 pursuing, chasing, following, hunting, hunt, going or
running after, tracing, trailing, tracking, running down,
dogging, stalking, shadowing, Brit chivvy or chivy or chevy,