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Definition of Chivy
1. Verb. Annoy continually or chronically. "The performance is likely to chivy Sue"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
Specialized synonyms: Goad, Needle, Bedevil, Crucify, Dun, Frustrate, Rag, Torment, Haze
Generic synonyms: Annoy, Bother, Chafe, Devil, Get At, Get To, Gravel, Irritate, Nark, Nettle, Rag, Rile, Vex
Derivative terms: Harasser, Harassment, Harrier, Hassle, Molestation, Plague, Provocation, Provocative, Provoker
Definition of Chivy
1. v. t. To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch.
Definition of Chivy
1. Noun. A hunt or chase. ¹
2. Noun. A hunting cry. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To vex or harass with petty attacks. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To maneuver or secure gradually. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To scurry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chivy
1. to chevy [v CHIVIED, CHIVYING, CHIVIES] - See also: chevy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chivy
Literary usage of Chivy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Germany's Violations of the Laws of War 1914-15 by Ministère Des Affaires Étrangères, France, John Otway Percy Bland (1915)
"120 REPORT of General Esperey, commanding the ^th Army, on breaches of international
law committed by the Germans at chivy (Aisne). ..."
2. Cassell's Complete Book of Sports and Pastimes: Being a Compendium of Out by Cassell (London) (1896)
"chivy should not be one of the best of the players, as his office is mainly to
act in the first ... chivy is to be despatched into the centre of the field, ..."
3. History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon by Adolphe Thiers, D. Forbes Campbell (1894)
"Ney took up a position in advance of chivy, opposite the Semilly suburb.
Charpentier placed himself on the left with Marshal Victor's two divisions of the ..."
4. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"chivy; performed at the Hay- market Theatre, London, on April 30,1864, ...
an Squire chivy, WH Chippendale as Ingot, Miss Nelly Moore as Ada, ..."
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