Chevy

Definition: Chevy

Chevy

Verb

1. Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "chevy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1765. (references)

Synonyms: Chevy

Crosswords: Chevy

I thought we were gonna take the Chevy in back (Silver Streak; writing credit: Colin Higgins)

I remember you used to drive that crappy blue Chevy Nova (Beverly Hills Cop; writing credit: Danilo Bach; Daniel Petrie Jr.)

I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not. (Saturday Night Live; writing credit: Doug Abeles; Leo Allen)

Chevy Nova (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; writing credit: Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird)

Ford People and Chevy People (Northfork; writing credit: Mark Polish; Michael Polish)

Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy (Night Moves; performing artist: BOB SEGER; writing credit: Bob Seger)

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry (American Pie; performing artist: Don McLean)

Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own (Crocodile Rock; performing artist: Elton John)

Take a truck, take a Chevy (Run; performing artist: George Strait)

Oh you get me ready in your 56 Chevy (WHERE HAVE ALL THE COWBOYS GONE?; performing artist: Paula Cole)

You don't look at a picture of a Chevy when you drive a Cadillac. (references; author: unknown)

The Chevy Mystery Show (1960)

CHEVY VAN  (performing artist: Sammy Johns )

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Chevy 55-56-57 (Enthusiast Color) (reference)

• Chevy Pickup Trucks (Enthusiast Color Series) (reference)

• How to Rebuild Big-Block Chevy Engines (reference)

• How to Rebuild Small-Block Chevy Lt-1/Lt-4 Engines: Step-By-Step Rebuild to Factory Specifications, Covers 1992-1997 Gm Cars and Trucks (reference)

• How to Rebuild Your Small-Block Chevy (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Chevy High Performance (reference)

• Super Chevy (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Chevy Chase Collection (Caddyshack/Funny Face/Spies Like Us) (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Dad's Black 57 Chevy (reference)

• Heavy Chevy (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Cartoon by Gluyas Williams, depicting Navy, civilian and military personnel exiting the "Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings in Washington, D.C., during World War II. Note bus at right with destination sign for Chevy Chase Circle. Credit: NAVY.

Architectural drawing for a dormer for William S. Corby, Ishpiming, 9 Chevy Chase Circle, Chevy Chase, Maryland. Credit: Library of Congress.

Chevy Chase or the bank runner how Burrows ran on the 1st of Novr. & S_L followed, and how Burrows distanced him & almost escaped a whipping). Credit: Library of Congress.

A tournament at the Chevy Chase Club. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ishpiming, William S. Corby house (Chevy Chase, Maryland). Cornices for garage. Section] / Arthur B. Heaton, architect. Credit: Library of Congress.

Lenox Street, Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C. [i.e. Maryland]. Credit: Library of Congress.

President at Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C., The. Credit: Library of Congress.

House in Chevy Chase. Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress.

Chevy Chase house. Washington, D.C. Credit: Library of Congress.

Chevy Chase Women's Club, 7431 Connecticut Ave. Clubhouse of Chevy Chase Women's Club I. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Economic History

Nicaragua

One GM distributor in Managua sells Chevrolet vehicles, including the Cavalier, Chevy S-10, and Blazer. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "chevy": Chevy Chase ♦ Chevy Chase Heights ♦ Chevy Chase Section Five ♦ Chevy Chase Section Three ♦ Chevy Chase Village. Additional references.

Albanian

Gjueti (chase, Hunt, hunting, shoot, venery), Gjuaj (aim, chase, hit, Hunt, prey, prey upon, shoot, sling, strike, throw), Britmë Gjahtari. (various references)

Arabic 

‏طارد يزعج. (various references)

Bulgarian 

Преследване (Hunt), Преследвам, Тормозя (Harry, Hector), Гоня (Hunt), Гонене. (various references)

Czech

Starat Se (care, fend for oneself, see to, take care). (various references)

French

Chasse (chase, chases, chuck). (various references)

German

Hetze (dash, hounding, hurry, hustle, hustle and bustle, rabble-rousing, rabble-rousing propaganda, rush). (various references)

Greek 

Εξαναγκάζω Σε Συνεχή όετακίνηση, ίυνηγώ (Hunt). (various references)

Hungarian

Hajszol (chivy, gun for, rush, to chase, to chivy, to fuss, to gun for, to lash, to rush, to shag), Üldöz (Hunt). (various references)

Italian

dare la cacia. (various references)

Pig Latin

evychay.(various references)

Portuguese

corrida (career, course, foot race, march, race, racing, run, running, tantivy), caçar (chase, course, fowl, hunt, pursue, seek, shoot), caça (bird, chase, chasing, fighter, game animal, hunt, pursuit, quest, wildlife), tipo de carro, fuga (bolt, break, bunk, escape, flight, flying, fugue, getaway, lam, loophole, scape, scurry, trail). (various references)

Romanian

Cicãli (badger, Bicker, carp, cavil, nag, nagnag, tease), Hãitui (bait, beset, Hunt), Bate La Cap (bother, nag, nagnag, needle, peeve, pester, plague). (various references)

Russian 

Охота (Hunt), Погоня, Гнаться. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

hajka (battue, chase, hue, hunt), goniti (bay, chase, follow, hunt, hunt for, impel, prosecute, pursue). (various references)

Spanish

Cazar (bag, catch out, chase, get, go after, gun, hunt, prowl, pursue, shoot), Caza (bag, chase, fighter, fighter plane, frantically, game, haggard, hunt, hunting, lift, manhunt, prowl, pursuit, pursuit plane, rampant, shoot, shooting, spore, tigerish, tomboyish, trapping), acosar (annoy, beset, besiege, bombard, chase, chivvy, harass, Harry, hound, hunt, mob, persecute, pester, press, rush). (various references)

Swedish

Jaktrop, Jakt (chase, Hunt, hunting, pursuit, shoot, yacht), Jaga (bustle, chase, chivy, course, dog, force, gallop, gun for, hawk, hunt, prey, race, scud, shoot, worry). (various references)

Turkish

Sıkmak (ail, bore, bother, chivvy, chivy, clench, constipate, constrict, crush, cumber, depress, distress, extrude, give the willies, grip, harass, hatchel, hold tight, incommode, irk, jam, load, make fast, mope, oppress, pinch, press, pressurize, pull on, ream, ream out, squeeze, straiten, strangulate, tighten), Sıkıntı Vermek (clog, embarrass, inconvenience, make a draft on, persecute, put smb. to inconvenience, sit upon), Avlamak (account, bag, chase, chivvy, chivy, fish, gun, hawk, hunt, kill, prey on, prey upon, shoot). (various references)

Ukrainian

Погоня, Полювання (Hunt), Мучити, Тікати, Лови, Гнатися, Гнати (Hunt). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự rượt bắt (chivvy, chivy). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "chevy": chevying. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Chevy" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chev, Chevin, Chevis, chevvy, chevvys, chevys, Chey, Chovy, Chvy, crevy, Hevy. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: yech.

-2 letters: hey, yeh.

-3 letters: eh, he, ye.

+2 letters: kvetchy.

+3 letters: chevying.

+5 letters: cohesively.