Chivvy

4 definitions found

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]:

  chivvy
       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},
            {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]