Associations to the word «Chivy»

Wiktionary

CHIVY, noun. A hunt or chase.
CHIVY, noun. A hunting cry.
CHIVY, verb. (transitive) To vex or harass with petty attacks.
CHIVY, verb. (transitive) To maneuver or secure gradually.
CHIVY, verb. (intransitive) To scurry.

Dictionary definition

CHIVY, verb. Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.