chevvy

4 definitions found

chevvy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  chevvy \chevvy\ v.
     to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to; to chevy; --
     same as chivy.
  
     Syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, beset,
          plague, molest, provoke.
          [WordNet 1.5]

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

  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]

chevvy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chevvy
      v 1: 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]