chevy
see also: Chevy
Pronunciation Noun
Chevy
Pronunciation
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see also: Chevy
Pronunciation Noun
chevy
- (countable) A hunt#Noun|hunt or pursuit; a chase#Noun|chase.
- (countable) A cry#Noun|cry used in hunting#Noun|hunting.
- (uncountable) The game#Noun|game of prisoners' bars.
chevy
- (transitive) To chase#Verb|chase or hunt#Verb|hunt.
- 1893 (indicated as 1894), A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Naval Treaty”, in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, London: George Newnes, Limited, […], OCLC 4828780 ↗, page 215 ↗:
- [I]t seemed rather a piquant thing to us to chevy him about the playground and hit him over the shins with a wicket.
- (transitive) To vex or harass with petty attack#Noun|attacks.
- 1898, W[illiam] W[ymark] Jacobs, “Pickled Herring”, in Sea Urchins, London: Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd. […], OCLC 477208446 ↗, page 160 ↗:
- "They're chevying that poor animal [a dog] again," he said hotly. "It's scandalous." / "Rupert can take care of himself," said the mate calmly, continuing his meal. "I expect, if the truth's known, it's him 's been doin' the chevying."
- (transitive) To maneuver or secure#Verb|secure gradually.
- (transitive) Alternative spelling of chivvy
- 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, “Stop Him!”, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, OCLC 999756093 ↗, page 447 ↗:
- He wos allus willin fur to give me somethink he wos, though Mrs. Sangsby she was allus a chivying on me—like everybody everywheres.
- 1889, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Of the Swordsman with the Brown Jacket”, in Micah Clarke: […], London: Longmans, Green, and Co […], OCLC 729680187 ↗, page 316 ↗:
- Odd's wouns! it was a proper hunt. Away went my gentlemen, whooping like madmen, with their coat skirts flapping in the breeze, chivying on the dogs and having a rare morning's sport.
- (intransitive) To scurry.
- Synonyms: scamper
Chevy
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈʃɛvi/
- Short for Chevrolet#English|Chevrolet.; a brand of car produced by General Motors.
chevy (plural Chevies)
- (informal) A Chevrolet car.
- 1971, Don McLean, "American Pie" (song):
- Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry […]
- 1971, Don McLean, "American Pie" (song):
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