Meaning of CHIVY
| Pronunciation: | | 'chivee
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| | Definition: | | [v] annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked" |
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| | Synonyms: | | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke |
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| | See Also: | | annoy, bedevil, bother, chafe, crucify, devil, dun, frustrate, get at, get to, goad, gravel, irritate, nark, needle, nettle, rag, rile, torment, vex | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chase, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, exasperate, exercise, fash, follow, follow up, get, give chase, go after, gripe, harass, harry, heckle, hector, hollo after, hound, hunt, irk, make after, miff, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peeve, persecute, pester, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, prosecute, provoke, pursue, quest, quest after, raise the hunt, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, run after, search, seek, seek out, take out after, tease, torment, trail, try, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, worry |
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