chevy

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈtʃɛvi/ UK /ˈtʃɛvi/ See IPA manual

verb noun

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verb
to chase, harass, or hurry someone along

The collie chevied the stragglers back toward the open gate.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to chase, harass, or hurry... chase harass hound pursue hurry badger chivvy

Word family

Related forms chivvy chase

Etymology

From Chevy Chase, the name of a Scottish Border ballad and battle (probably 'the chase at Cheviot'), generalized into a verb meaning to chase or harass; a variant of chivvy.

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# chevy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈtʃɛvi
**IPA (UK):** ˈtʃɛvi

## Meanings
1. to chase, harass, or hurry someone along

## Examples
- The collie chevied the stragglers back toward the open gate.

## Synonyms
- chase
- harass
- hound
- pursue
- hurry
- badger
- chivvy

## Related Forms
- chivvy
- chase

## Etymology
From Chevy Chase, the name of a Scottish Border ballad and battle (probably 'the chase at Cheviot'), generalized into a verb meaning to chase or harass; a variant of chivvy.

## AI Etymology
Chevy is a verb and noun meaning "to chase, harass, or hurry someone along". Historically, it is from Chevy Chase, the name of a Scottish Border ballad and battle (probably 'the chase at Cheviot'), generalized into a verb meaning to chase or harass; a variant of chivvy. The visible construction is part of the etymology: chevy is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The semantic history matters here: the earlier use is the starting point, and the modern sense, "to chase, harass, or hurry someone along", is the later or specialized English value. Close English family members include chivvy, and chase.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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