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chivvy

VERB

upset

Synonyms

STRONG

annoy badger bait bother chase harass hound hunt pursue tease torment

Antonyms

STRONG

aid help ignore make happy neglect please retreat run away

Example Sentences

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A man's arm is his "false alarm"; his nose, "I suppose"; his eye, "mince pie"; his hand, "German band"; his boot, "daisy root"; his face "chevvy chase"; and so forth—an interminable list.

From Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital by Muir, Ward

What a chevvy we had after the beggar—Eh?

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram

A chevvy coupe, gently breathing steam from its radiator cap, interrupted.

From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward