[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
see also:
chivy chivvy base 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chivvy \chivvy\ v.
   same as chivy. also spelled chivy, chevy, and
   chevvy.

   syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
chivy chevy chevvy 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
chivied chivying chevy chivvy chevy chevvy 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

chivy
     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, chivvy,
          chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
     also: chivvying, chivvies, chivvied, chivied,
     chevying, chevies, chevied
see also:
harass hassle harry chivvy chevy chevvy 
beset plague molest provoke chivvying 
chivvies chivvied chivied chevying chevies 
chevied 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

74 moby thesaurus words for "chivy":
   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

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