What does "chevy" mean?
A hunt or pursuit; a chase.
Chevy
/ˈt͡ʃɛvi/ name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A hunt or pursuit; a chase.
- Grammar: chevy is listed as name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: auto, beset, brand-name, chase.
- Useful contrasts: generic car, inactivity, peace.
- Usage evidence: “Just like you might be accustomed to Ford or Chevy, on the farm, it’s either Case or John Deere,” said farmer Megan Dwyer of Colona, Illinois.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hunt or pursuit; a chase. countable
"The sergeants-major were always on the watch to report us if we went out of bounds. […] The moment we saw the sergeant-major, off we scampered over hedge, ditch, bog, and ploughed land, leaving him to catch or identify us if he could! […] Of all the serjeants-major, Howe, of the C company, ran the swiftest. Howe enjoyed these chivies. He frequently omitted to report us if we gave him a good breathing."
- 2 A vehicle of this make. informal
"I saw a late-model Chevy pull around back. That would have been around 10 PM."
- 3 A cry used in hunting. countable
- 4 The game of prisoners' bars. uncountable
Verb
- 1 To chase or hunt. transitive
"[…] 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."
- 2 annoy continually or chronically wordnet
- 3 To vex or harass with petty attacks. transitive
"St. John remains in the outer room, looks at the clock, […] chivies the tabby cat; counts the flitches of bacon hanging from the rafters; […]"
- 4 To maneuver or secure gradually. transitive
- 5 Alternative spelling of chivvy. alt-of, alternative, transitive
"He wos allus willin fur to give me somethink he wos, though Mrs. Sangsby she was allus a chivying on me—like everybody everywheres."
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- 6 To scurry. intransitive
Proper Noun
- 1 Clipping of Chevrolet, a brand of car produced by General Motors. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
"Chevy has introduced a new model for 1964: the Malibu. See your dealer today!"
- 2 A unisex given name
Antonyms
Example
"“Just like you might be accustomed to Ford or Chevy, on the farm, it’s either Case or John Deere,” said farmer Megan Dwyer of Colona, Illinois."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "chevy"?
Common synonyms include: auto, beset, brand-name, chase, chevrolet, chevrolet-branded.
How do you use "chevy" in a sentence?
“Just like you might be accustomed to Ford or Chevy, on the farm, it’s either Case or John Deere,” said farmer Megan Dwyer of Colona, Illinois.
How do you pronounce "chevy"?
Pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɛvi/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
The noun is probably derived from the title of The Ballad of Chevy Chase, first published in The Complaynt of Scotland (1549); the ballad is about a hunt taking place on a chase (“large country estate where game may be hunted”) in the Cheviot Hills between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, and is thought to allude to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388. The verb is derived from the noun.
Etymology 2
Diminutive of Chevrolet: Clipping of Chevrolet + -y.