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- verb chivvied, chivvying (T) BrE to try to make someone do something more quickly, especially in an annoying way: chivvy sb along/up: Go and see if you can chivvy the kids up a bit.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
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chivvy — v. same as {chivy}. [Also spelled {chivy}, {chevy}, and {chevvy}.] Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chivy — chivvy chivvy v. same as {chivy}. [Also spelled {chivy}, {chevy}, and {chevvy}.] Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chivvy — Chivy Chiv y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chivied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chivying}.] [Cf. {Chevy}.] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.] [Also spelled {chivvy}, {chevy}, and {chevvy}.] Dickens.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chivvy — (also chivy) ► VERB (chivvies, chivvied) ▪ tell (someone) repeatedly to do something. ORIGIN originally meaning «a hunting cry»: probably from the ballad Chevy Chase, celebrating a skirmish on the Scottish border … English terms dictionary
Chivy — Chiv y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chivied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chivying}.] [Cf. {Chevy}.] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.] [Also spelled {chivvy}, {chevy}, and {chevvy}.] Dickens. Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chivy — or chivvy [chiv′ē] n. pl. chivies or chivvies Brit. a hunt; chase vt., vi. chivied or chivvied, chivying or chivvying 1. to fret; harass; … Universalium
chivy — or chivvy [chiv′ē] n. pl. chivies or chivvies Brit. a hunt; chase vt., vi. chivied or chivvied, chivying or chivvying 1. to fret; harass; nag 2. to manipulate … English World dictionary
chivvy — chiv|vy chivy [ˈtʃıvi] v past tense and past participle chivvied present participle chivvying third person singular chivvies [T] BrE informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Chevy Chase, place near the border between England and Scotland where a battle … Dictionary of contemporary English
chivy — or chivvy transitive verb (chivied or chivvied; chivying or chivvying) Etymology: chivy, noun, chase, hunt, probably from English dialect Chevy Chase chase, confusion, from the name of a ballad describing the battle of Otterburn (1388) Date: 1918 … New Collegiate Dictionary
chivvy — Chevy Chev y, n. [Written also {chivy}, and {chivvy}.] [Prob. fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a noise, confusion, pursuit.] [Eng.] 1. A cry used in hunting. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A hunt; chase; pursuit. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
