chevy

[ chev-ee ]

verb (used with object)

, chev·ied, chev·y·ing.

1. to chase; run after.
2. to harass; nag; torment.

verb (used without object)

, chev·ied, chev·y·ing.

1. to race; scamper.

noun

, plural chev·ies.

1. a hunting cry.
2. a hunt, chase, or pursuit.
3. the game of prisoner's base.

chevy

/ ˈtʃɛvɪ /

noun

1. See chivy
   a variant of chivy

Word History and Origins

Origin of chevy¹

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

Example Sentences

Several of the maroon Chevy Uplanders were “eliminated from consideration” according to the complaint, because they had either been junked or the registered owners did not match the description of the suspect.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

The ducks chevy the flies, taking them out of the very mouths of the trout.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

He was succeeded in his tenure of the castle by the Widdringtons, one of whom is celebrated in the ballad of “Chevy Chase.”

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This verb be was formerly used in this phrase; be my faith, be my troth; that is, by my faith, as in Chevy Chace.

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No doubt he 'had it in' for more than one of the people who helped the police to chevy Wall and his lot about.

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