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[ chev-ee ] / ˈtʃɛv i / British
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.noun, plural chev·ies.a hunting cry. a hunt, chase, or pursuit. the game of prisoner's base. Also chiv·vy, chiv·y [chiv-ee] /ˈtʃɪv i/ . Origin of chevyFirst recorded in 1775–85; perhaps short for Chevy Chase Words nearby chevychèvre, chevrette, chevron, chevronel, chevrotain, chevy, Chevy Chase, chew, Chewa, chewable, chewie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chevyIt 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 They turned to discover a pre-war Chevy choking its way along the road. Jubilation, U.S.A.|G. L. Vandenburg If he is caught he becomes a prisoner (as in Chevy), and is only released by being touched by one of his own party. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes|Dorothy Canfield Fisher Chevy Chase is a good old-fashioned game of courage and adventure. Wings and the Child|E. [Edith] Nesbit That battle might be owing to some such previous affront as this of Chevy Chase, though it has escaped the notice of historians. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I (of 3)|Thomas Percy The Bradleys no longer own this house nor their ancestral estate which was Chevy Chase, where the club of that name now is. A Portrait of Old George Town|Grace Dunlop Ecker
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