movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

tracking, trailing - the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

shadowing, tailing - the act of following someone secretly

stalking, stalk - the act of following prey stealthily

pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"

quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"

hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"

chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"

court, romance, solicit, woo - make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"

cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"