1. (verb)harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke annoy continually or chronically "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
Definition of 'chivy'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)chivy to goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch