chevied

Verb

chevy (third-person singular simple present chevies, present participle chevying, simple past and past participle chevied)

1. (transitive) To chase or hunt.
   • […] John, before taking his departure, had left the stable door and the front gate open, and that Tartar [a horse], having no halter on, had quietly walked out into the high road, and had been chevied up and down by the boys for the last quarter of an hour.1868 January, “Miss Sophy’s Crutch”, in London Society. An Illustrated Magazine of Light and Amusing Literature for the Hours of Relaxation, volume XIII, number LXXIII, London: Office, 217...

   Synonyms:

   hound, pursue

2. (transitive) To vex or harass with petty attacks.
   • St. John remains in the outer room, looks at the clock, […] chivies the tabby cat; counts the flitches of bacon hanging from the rafters; […]1869 August, [Rhoda Broughton], “Red as a Rose is She”, in Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers, volume XXVII, London: Richard Bentley, […]; New York, N.Y.: Willmer and Rogers...

   Synonyms:

   beleaguer, beset, plague, badger, bait, bedevil, persecute, dog, bullyrag, besiege

3. (transitive) To maneuver or secure gradually.
4. (intransitive) To scurry.

   Synonyms:

   scamper

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