Transcription
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- [chev-ee]
- /ˈtʃɛv i/
- /ˈtʃɪ.vi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chev-ee]
- /ˈtʃɛv i/
Definitions of chivy word
- verb chivy to harass or nag 3
- verb chivy to hunt 3
- verb chivy to run about 3
- noun chivy a hunt 3
- noun chivy a hunting cry 3
- noun chivy a hunt; chase 3
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Origin of chivy
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; perhaps short for Chevy Chase
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Parts of speech for Chivy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chivy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
chivy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chivy
verb chivy
- tear — the act of tearing.
- run down — melted or liquefied: run butter.
- rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- hunt — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
Antonyms for chivy
verb chivy
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
- run away — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.