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for chevvy
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
chevvy \chevvy\ v.
to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to; to chevy; --
same as chivy.
Syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, beset,
plague, molest, provoke.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
chivvy \chivvy\ v.
same as chivy. [Also spelled chivy, chevy, and
chevvy.]
Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
chevvy
v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female
co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy,
chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest,
provoke]
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