chevy
Americanverb (used with object)
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to chase; run after.
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to harass; nag; torment.
verb (used without object)
noun
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a hunting cry.
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a hunt, chase, or pursuit.
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the game of prisoner's base.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of chevy
First recorded in 1775–85; perhaps short for Chevy Chase
Example Sentences
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The classic red 1965 chevy driven by John Travolta in Pulp Fiction looks set to be returned to rightful owner Quentin Tarantino 17 years after being stolen from outside the film-maker's LA home.
From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2013
The single drove the chevy to the levee, and the levee is now officially dry.
From Time Magazine Archive
If you only knew how he do chevy me round the chimmer in my dreams, you'd pity me.
From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas
They were shyer than usual, and led me a long chevy.
From Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt by Mitford, Bertram
Besides, it would be courting plunder to leave the waggons here in charge of ‘boys’ only, as we should have to do if we started to chevy those schelms.
From The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley by Mitford, Bertram
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