chevy

[ chev-ee ]

/ ˈtʃɛv i /

British

verb (used with object), chev·ied, chev·y·ing.

to chase; run after.

to harass; nag; torment.

verb (used without object), chev·ied, chev·y·ing.

to race; scamper.

noun, plural chev·ies.

a hunting cry.

a hunt, chase, or pursuit.

the game of prisoner's base.

Nearby words

chevra kadisha, chevrette, chevron, chevronel, chevrotain, chevy, chevy chase, chew, chew out, chew over, chew the cud

Also chivvy, chivy.

Origin of chevy

First recorded in 1775–85; perhaps short for Chevy Chase

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Examples from the Web for chevy

It was like an Oedipal thing because Chevy left, and there was a feeling like he left them.
Bill Murray’s Words of Wisdom: On Comedy, the Greatness of In-N-Out, and Searching For Great Love|Marlow Stern|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The troopers conducted a careful examination of the Chevy itself and took note of a critical detail.
The Cops Who Found Out the Truth About GM's Deadly Cars—in 2006|Michael Daly|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Seven years ago, a Chevy Cobalt with a defective ignition switch killed two teenage girls.
The Cops Who Found Out the Truth About GM's Deadly Cars—in 2006|Michael Daly|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Partly gravel, the road is so steep at times that the wheels of our Chevy 4x4 spin out beneath us.
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Victor talked about the FDNY academy and I talked about Colombia, and the conversation turned, as it always does, to Chevy.
Memorial Days After Mourning Has Passed|Alex Horton|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They turned to discover a pre-war Chevy choking its way along the road.
Jubilation, U.S.A.|G. L. Vandenburg
If he is caught he becomes a prisoner (as in Chevy), and is only released by being touched by one of his own party.
What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes|Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Chevy Chase is a good old-fashioned game of courage and adventure.
Wings and the Child|E. [Edith] Nesbit
That battle might be owing to some such previous affront as this of Chevy Chase, though it has escaped the notice of historians.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I (of 3)|Thomas Percy
The Bradleys no longer own this house nor their ancestral estate which was Chevy Chase, where the club of that name now is.
A Portrait of Old George Town|Grace Dunlop Ecker

British Dictionary definitions for chevy

chevy

/ (ˈtʃɛvɪ) /

noun, verb

a variant of chivy

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Word Origin and History for chevy

Chevy

by 1938, popular form of Chevrolet, U.S. automobile brand, which was founded by Louis Chevrolet and William Durant in 1911; acquired by General Motors in 1917.

chevy

verb (used with object), chev·ied, chev·y·ing.

verb (used without object), chev·ied, chev·y·ing.

noun, plural chev·ies.

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noun, verb

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