Meaning

• A hunt or pursuit; a chase.

• A cry used in hunting.

• The game of prisoners' bars.

Meaning

• To chase or hunt.

• To vex or harass with petty attacks.

• To maneuver or secure gradually.

• To scurry.

Meaning

• To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.

• To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.

• To sneak up on or rapidly approach.

• To pursue as in a hunt.

  "to chivvy the fox"