Chased Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "HUNTED" which means:

adjective satellite
• • Reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
verb
• • To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
• • To try to find something; search (for).
• • To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
• • To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
• • To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
• • (bell-ringing) to move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
• • (bell-ringing) to shift up and down in order regularly.
• • To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel.
adjective
• • Being the subject of a hunt.
• • Nervous and agitated, as if pursued.

An example sentence would be:

• • "The hunted deer disappeared into the forest."
• • "The hunted fugitive hid in an abandoned cabin in the woods."

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