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Definitions for: Chivy [v] annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
Webster (1913) Definition: Chiv"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chivying.] [Cf. Chevy.]
To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch. [Slang, Eng.]
--Dickens.
Synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
See Also: annoy, bedevil, bother, chafe, crucify, devil, dun, frustrate, get at, get to, goad, gravel, irritate, nark, needle, nettle, rag, rile, torment, vex
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