'Chivy' definitions:
Definition of 'chivy'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Chivy'
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]
Definition of 'chivy'
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 'chivy'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'chivy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravate,
- annoy,
- badger,
- bait,
- be at,
- bedevil,
- beset,
- bother,
- bristle,
- brown off,
- bug,
- bullyrag,
- burn up,
- chase,
- devil,
- discompose,
- distemper,
- disturb,
- dog,
- exasperate,
- exercise,
- fash,
- follow,
- follow up,
- get,
- give chase,
- go after,
- gripe,
- harass,
- harry,
- heckle,
- hector,
- hollo after,
- hound,
- hunt,
- irk,
- make after,
- miff,
- molest,
- nag,
- needle,
- nettle,
- nudzh,
- peeve,
- persecute,
- pester,
- pick on,
- pique,
- plague,
- pluck the beard,
- pother,
- prosecute,
- provoke,
- pursue,
- quest,
- quest after,
- raise the hunt,
- ride,
- rile,
- roil,
- ruffle,
- run after,
- search,
- seek,
- seek out,
- take out after,
- tease,
- torment,
- trail,
- try,
- try the patience,
- tweak the nose,
- vex,
- worry