chivy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chivy	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for chivy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chivy v annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" Synonym(s): harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chivy \Chiv"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chivied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chivying}.] [Cf. {Chevy}.] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens.