harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
(verb) annoy continually or chronically; “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”; “This man harasses his female co-workers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chivvy (third-person singular simple present chivvies, present participle chivvying, simple past and past participle chivvied)
(transitive, Britain) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request. [from late 18th c.]
(transitive, Britain) To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
(transitive, Britain) To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
(transitive, Britain) To pursue as in a hunt. [from mid 19th c.]
Synonyms: chase, hunt
chivvy (plural chivvies)
(Britain) Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur.
Source: Wiktionary
2 May 2024
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
