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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 chivy /ˈʧɪvi/
 煩擾,使某人苦惱

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Chev·y n. [Written also chivy, and chivvy.]  [Eng.]
 1.  A cry used in hunting.
 2.  A hunt; chase; pursuit.
 3.  The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Chiv·y v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying.]  To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.]  [Also spelled chivvy, chevy, and chevvy.]
 Syn: -- harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 chivy
      v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
          staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his
          female co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivvy,
           chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke]
      [also: chivvying, chivvies, chivvied, chivied,
      chevying, chevies, chevied]