chevy
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chevy¹
- /ˈt͡ʃɛvi/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛvi
Where it comes from
The noun is probably derived from the title of The Ballad of Chevy Chase, first published in The Complaynt of Scotland (1549); the ballad is about a hunt taking place on a chase (“large country estate where game may be hunted”) in the Cheviot Hills between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, and is thought to allude to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388.
The verb is derived from the noun.
noun chevies · chivy · chivey
- A hunt or pursuit; a chase. The sergeants-major were always on the watch to report us if we went out of bounds. […] The moment we saw the sergeant-major, off we scampered over hedge, ditch, bog, and ploughed land, leaving him to catch or identify us if he could! […] Of all the serjeants-major, Howe, of the C company, ran the s
- A cry used in hunting.
- The game of prisoners' bars.
verb chevies · chevying · chevied · chivy
- To chase or hunt. […] John, before taking his departure, had left the stable door and the front gate open, and that Tartar [a horse], having no halter on, had quietly walked out into the high road, and had been chevied up and down by the boys for the last quarter of an hour.
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To vex or harass with petty attacks.
St. John remains in the outer room, looks at the clock, […] chivies the tabby cat; counts the flitches of bacon hanging from the rafters; […]
Similar: beleaguer, beset, plague, badger, bait, bedevil, persecute, dog, bullyrag, besiege, bug, devil
- To maneuver or secure gradually.
- Alternative spelling of chivvy He wos allus willin fur to give me somethink he wos, though Mrs. Sangsby she was allus a chivying on me—like everybody everywheres.
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To scurry.
Similar: scamper
Chevy²
- /ˈʃɛvi/
Rhymes with -ɛvi
Where it comes from
Diminutive of Chevrolet: Clipping of Chevrolet + -y.
proper noun Chevie · Chevvie · Chevvy
- Clipping of Chevrolet, a brand of car produced by General Motors. Chevy has introduced a new model for 1964: the Malibu. See your dealer today!
noun Chevies · Chevie · Chevvie · Chevvy
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A vehicle of this make.
I saw a late-model Chevy pull around back. That would have been around 10 PM.
Similar: Chevrolet
Chevy³
- /ˈʃɛvi/
Rhymes with -ɛvi
proper noun Chevie
- A unisex given name
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chivvy, harry, beset, provoke, harass, hassle, molest, chivy, plague, chevvy, chase, chev, chevrolet, bethesda, hunt, foxhunt
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noun (informal) a car made by Chevrolet — see also Chevrolet
| Русский | ше́вик šévik |
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