CHIVVY Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word chivvy. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CHIVVY
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| chase | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture • United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873) • a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time verb • go after with the intent to catch • pursue someone sexually or romantically • cut a groove into • cut a furrow into a columns | ||||||||
| hunt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport • Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) • an instance of searching for something • United States architect (1827-1895) • the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone • British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859) • the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts • the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport verb • pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) • pursue or chase relentlessly • chase away, with as with force • yaw back and forth about a flight path • oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent • seek, search for • search (an area) for prey | ||||||||
| beset | verbv | |||||||
verb • annoy continually or chronically • assail or attack on all sides: • decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) | ||||||||
| chevvy | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||||
| chevy | nounn | |||||||
verb • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||||
| chivy | verbv | |||||||
verb • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||||
| harass | verbv | |||||||
verb • annoy continually or chronically • exhaust by attacking repeatedly | ||||||||
| harry | nounn | |||||||
verb • annoy continually or chronically • make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes | ||||||||
| hassle | nounn | |||||||
noun • an angry disturbance • disorderly fighting verb • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||||
| plague | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a swarm of insects that attack plants • any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) • an annoyance verb • cause to suffer a blight • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||||
| provoke | verbv | |||||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • provide the needed stimulus for • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||||
