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
plural
chevies-
a hunting cry.
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a hunt, chase, or pursuit.
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the game of prisoner's base.
noun
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
The Turks and Arabs have for once succeeded in working to a date, which implies a good deal of chevying on the part of the Germans.
From Project Gutenberg
Shooting grizzlies and Indians, and chevying buffaloes, while a poor stockbroking devil like myself has been tied by the leg to this well-worn spot.
From Project Gutenberg
You omitted the trifling detail that the said brute was chevying anybody.
From Project Gutenberg
We’ve shot a few of these fellers and chevied a few more; but what o’ that?
From Project Gutenberg
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