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chev·y

   [chev-ee] verb, chev·ied, chev·y·ing, noun, plural chev·ies. British
verb (used with object)
1.
to chase; run after.
2.
to harass; nag; torment.
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verb (used without object)
3.
to race; scamper.

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noun
4.
a hunting cry.
5.
a hunt, chase, or pursuit.
6.
the game of prisoner's base.
Also, chivvy, chivy.

Origin:
1775–85; perhaps short for Chevy Chase
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chevy (ˈtʃɛvɪ)
 
—n, —vb
a variant of chivy

chivy, (Brit) chivvy or (Brit) chevy (ˈtʃɪvɪ)
 
—vb , chivies, chivying, chivied, chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chevies, chevying, chevied
1.  (tr) to harass or nag
2.  (tr) to hunt
3.  (intr) to run about
 
—n , chivies, chivying, chivied, chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chevies, chevying, chevied, chivies, chivvies, chevies
4.  a hunt
5.  obsolete a hunting cry
 
[C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad]
 
chivvy, (Brit) chivvy or (Brit) chevy
 
—vb
 
—n
 
[C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad]
 
chevy, (Brit) chivvy or (Brit) chevy
 
—vb
 
—n
 
[C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad]

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chevy
alt. form of chivvy (q.v.).
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