chevy

Meaning

Noun

1. A hunt or pursuit; a chase.
2. A cry used in hunting.
3. The game of prisoners' bars.

Verb

1. To chase or hunt.
2. To vex or harass with petty attacks.
3. To maneuver or secure gradually.
4. Alternative spelling of chivvy
5. To scurry.

Synonyms

chivvy

chevvy

chivy

provoke

harry

molest

chase

beset

plague

hassle

harass

jilt

make off

push

run after

scamper

shoot

make after

annoy

prey on

bedevil

cark

course

eat into

exhort

goose

🪿

grill

haunt

hunt

irritate

Hyphenated as

che‧vy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɛvi/

Etymology

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.