chivy

Verb

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

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]