chevvy

Verb

Synonyms: harass hassle harry chivy chivvy chevy beset plague molest provoke

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

annoy continually or chronically“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”“This man harasses his female co-workers”Synonyms: harass hassle harry chivy chivvy chevy beset plague molest provoke

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]