Chivy

chivy
    v 1: 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}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest},
         {provoke}]
    

Chevy \Chev"y\, n. [Written also {chivy}, and {chivvy}.] [Prob.
   fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a
   noise, confusion, pursuit.] [Eng.]
   1. A cry used in hunting.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. A hunt; chase; pursuit.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   3. The game of prisoners' base. See {Base}, n., 24.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    

chivvy \chivvy\ v.
   same as {chivy}. [Also spelled {chivy}, {chevy}, and
   {chevvy}.]

   Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

Chivy \Chiv"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chivied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Chivying}.] [Cf. {Chevy}.]
   To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause
   annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.] [Also spelled
   {chivvy}, {chevy}, and {chevvy}.] --Dickens.

   Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
    

74 Moby Thesaurus words for "chivy":
      aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, bother,
      bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chase, devil,
      discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, exasperate, exercise, fash,
      follow, follow up, get, give chase, go after, gripe, harass, harry,
      heckle, hector, hollo after, hound, hunt, irk, make after, miff,
      molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peeve, persecute, pester,
      pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, prosecute,
      provoke, pursue, quest, quest after, raise the hunt, ride, rile,
      roil, ruffle, run after, search, seek, seek out, take out after,
      tease, torment, trail, try, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex,
      worry