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Definition of chevy : 1. A cry used in hunting.
2. A hunt; chase; pursuit.
3. See Chivy, v. t.
4. The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24.

Synonyms:

incrust, beset, hassle, chivy, plague, fire, encrust, set upon, harry, arouse, molest, kindle, stimulate, kick up, call forth, chevvy, enkindle, harass, ravage, evoke, raise, provoke, elicit, blight, chivvy

Usage examples:

• It's yoonanimous, an' from that hour till now the Chevy Chase Huntin' Club ain't been nothin' save tradition. - "Wolfville Nights", Alfred Lewis.
• And many a moving tale in antique rhymes He has for Christmas and such merry times, When " Chevy Chase," his masterpiece of song, Is said so earnest none can think it long. - "Poems Chiefly From Manuscript", John Clare.
• Here grew up Mr. Thomas Hyde, who was very prominent in Riggs Bank and an early president of the Chevy Chase Club. - "A Portrait of Old George Town", Grace Dunlop Ecker.