chevy

[chev-ee]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.

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

Contemporary Examples

It was like an Oedipal thing because Chevy left, and there was a feeling like he left them.
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October 10, 2014
The troopers conducted a careful examination of the Chevy itself and took note of a critical detail.
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Michael Daly
July 17, 2014
Seven years ago, a Chevy Cobalt with a defective ignition switch killed two teenage girls.
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Michael Daly
July 17, 2014
Partly gravel, the road is so steep at times that the wheels of our Chevy 4x4 spin out beneath us.
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Jeff Campagna
June 7, 2014
Victor talked about the FDNY academy and I talked about Colombia, and the conversation turned, as it always does, to Chevy.
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Alex Horton
May 25, 2014

Historical Examples

They turned to discover a pre-war Chevy choking its way along the road.
Jubilation, U.S.A.
G. L. Vandenburg
It must not avail him, that he has but quoted from the ballad of Chevy Chase.
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James Anthony Froude
It was in three cantos, and was a parody on the English ballad of Chevy Chace.
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Various
He was haunted, moreover, by a certain stanza of the ballad of Chevy Chase.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady
Lucas Malet
From the ceiling of hub caps, he selected a small cap from an old Chevy truck.
Solomon's Orbit
William Carroll

British Dictionary definitions for chevy

chevy

noun, verb

a variant of chivy

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Word Origin and History for chevy

Chevy

n.

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.

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Examples from the Web for chevy

Contemporary Examples

It was like an Oedipal thing because Chevy left, and there was a feeling like he left them.

The troopers conducted a careful examination of the Chevy itself and took note of a critical detail.

Seven years ago, a Chevy Cobalt with a defective ignition switch killed two teenage girls.

Partly gravel, the road is so steep at times that the wheels of our Chevy 4x4 spin out beneath us.

Victor talked about the FDNY academy and I talked about Colombia, and the conversation turned, as it always does, to Chevy.

Historical Examples

They turned to discover a pre-war Chevy choking its way along the road.

It must not avail him, that he has but quoted from the ballad of Chevy Chase.

It was in three cantos, and was a parody on the English ballad of Chevy Chace.

He was haunted, moreover, by a certain stanza of the ballad of Chevy Chase.

From the ceiling of hub caps, he selected a small cap from an old Chevy truck.

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Word Origin and History for chevy

Chevy

n.

Origin of chevy