chevy

English

Etymology

Probably from Chevy Chase, the scene of a battle celebrated in a number of early ballads.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtʃɛvi/
• Rhymes: -ɛvi

Noun

chevy (plural chevies)

1. A hunt or pursuit.

Verb

chevy (third-person singular simple present chevies, present participle chevying, simple past and past participle chevied)

1. to hunt or chase

   • 1893: On the contrary, it seemed rather a piquant thing to us to chevy him about the playground and hit him over the shins with a wicket. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.666)

See also

• Chevrolet