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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Chevy \Chev"y\, n. [Written also chivy, and chivvy.] [Prob.
fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a
noise, confusion, pursuit.] [Eng.]
1. A cry used in hunting.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A hunt; chase; pursuit.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Chevy \Chev"y\, n. [Written also chivy, and chivvy.] [Prob.
fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a
noise, confusion, pursuit.] [Eng.]
1. A cry used in hunting.
2. A hunt; chase; pursuit.
3. The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Chivy \Chiv"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chivying.] [Cf. Chevy.]
To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch. [Slang, Eng.]
--Dickens.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
chivy
v : 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, chivvy,
chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke]
[also: chivvying, chivvies, chivvied, chivied,
chevying, chevies, chevied]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
chivy
n.
(alternative form of en chevy)
vb.
(alternative form of en chevy)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
chivy
n.
(alternative form of en chevy)
vb.
(alternative form of en chevy)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
chivy
n.
(alternative form of en chevy)
vb.
(alternative form of en chevy)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
chivy
n.
(alternative form of en chevy)
vb.
(alternative form of en chevy)
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
chivy /tʃˈaɪvi/
hnát
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
chivy /tʃˈaɪvi/
pronásledovat
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
chivy /tʃˈaɪvi/
štvát
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
chivy /tʃˈaɪvi/
Hetze , Hatz , Hetzjagd
Synonyms: chevy, coursing, hunt
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
74 Moby Thesaurus words for "chivy":
aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, bother,
bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chase, devil,
discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, exasperate, exercise, fash,
follow, follow up, get, give chase, go after, gripe, harass, harry,
heckle, hector, hollo after, hound, hunt, irk, make after, miff,
molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peeve, persecute, pester,
pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, prosecute,
provoke, pursue, quest, quest after, raise the hunt, ride, rile,
roil, ruffle, run after, search, seek, seek out, take out after,
tease, torment, trail, try, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex,
worry
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
烦扰,使某人苦恼
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