Found 2 items, similar to chivvy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: chivvy
chivvy
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,
chivy,
chevy,
chevvy,
beset,
plague,
molest,
provoke]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: chivvy
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.]
chivvy
\chivvy\ v.
same as
chivy. [Also spelled
chivy,
chevy, and
chevvy.]
Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.
[WordNet 1.5]
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]