5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: chivvy \chivvy\ v. same as {chivy}. [Also spelled {chivy}, {chevy}, and {chevvy}.] Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [WordNet 1.5] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: chevy v : 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}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]
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