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chevy - 3 dictionary results

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.
–verb (used without object)
3. to race; scamper.
–noun
4. a hunting cry.
5. a hunt, chase, or pursuit.
6. the game of prisoner's base.
Also, chivvy, chivy.


Origin:
1775–85; perh. short for Chevy Chase

Chevy

Chev"y\, v. t. See Chivy, v. t. [Slang, Eng.]

One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in the storm for ten minutes. --London Times.

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.

2. A hunt; chase; pursuit.

3. The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24.
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