chivvy

Verb
Synonyms: harasshassleharrychivychevychevvybesetplaguemolestprovoke

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. annoy continually or chronically“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”“This man harasses his female co-workers”Synonyms: harasshassleharrychivychevychevvybesetplaguemolestprovoke
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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.]

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]

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