'Chevy' definitions:

Definition of 'chevy'

From: WordNet
verb
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke]

Definition of 'Chevy'

From: GCIDE
  • Chevy \Chev"y\, v. t. See Chivy, v. t. [Slang, Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in the storm for ten minutes. --London Times. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chevy'

From: GCIDE
  • Chevy \Chev"y\, n. [Written also chivy, and chivvy.] [Prob. fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a noise, confusion, pursuit.] [Eng.]
  • 1. A cry used in hunting. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. A hunt; chase; pursuit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 3. The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'chevy'

From: GCIDE
  • chivvy \chivvy\ v. same as chivy. [Also spelled chivy, chevy, and chevvy.]
  • Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'chevy'

From: GCIDE
  • Chivy \Chiv"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied; p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying.] [Cf. Chevy.] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.] [Also spelled chivvy, chevy, and chevvy.] --Dickens.
  • Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

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