chevy

[ chev-ee ]

/ ˈtʃɛv i /

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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.

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Also chiv·vy, chiv·y

[chiv-ee] /ˈtʃɪv i/ .

Origin of chevy

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

Words nearby chevy

chèvre, chevrette, chevron, chevronel, chevrotain, chevy, Chevy Chase, chew, Chewa, chewable, chewie

How to use chevy in a sentence

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.
Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens|Jeff Campagna|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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
The ducks chevy the flies, taking them out of the very mouths of the trout.
Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang
They turned to discover a pre-war Chevy choking its way along the road.
Jubilation, U.S.A.|G. L. Vandenburg
He was succeeded in his tenure of the castle by the Widdringtons, one of whom is celebrated in the ballad of “Chevy Chase.”
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
This verb be was formerly used in this phrase; be my faith, be my troth; that is, by my faith, as in Chevy Chace.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.
No doubt he 'had it in' for more than one of the people who helped the police to chevy Wall and his lot about.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood

British Dictionary definitions for chevy

chevy

/ (ˈtʃɛvɪ) /

noun, verb

a variant of chivy

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