chevy
Plural: chevies
Verb
Verb Forms: chevied, chevying, chevies
- To chase or harass persistently.
- annoy continually or chronically
- To chase or hunt.
- To vex or harass with petty attacks.
- To maneuver or secure gradually.
- Alternative spelling of chivvy.
- To scurry.
Noun
- A hunt or pursuit; a chase.
- A cry used in hunting.
- The game of prisoners' bars.
Examples
- Don’t CHEVY your opponent too much, or they might surprise you with a big play.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
beset, chevvy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, bug, chevy, give someone grief, hound, persecute, pester, pick at, pursue, scamper, vex
Scrabble Score: 16
chevy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordchevy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chevy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary