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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

 chevvy
      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, chivy,
           chivvy, chevy, beset, plague, molest, provoke]