Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A scampering noise or chasing about; a running pursuit. See
Chevy Chase in the Century Cyclopedia of Names.
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Examples
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The neighborhood around Connecticut Ave. just south of the Maryland border is often referred to as Chevy Chase, D.C.
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The neighborhood around Connecticut Ave. just south of the Maryland border is often referred to as Chevy Chase, D.C.RPMQuote
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Chevy Chase aka the clueless, wealthy reprobate Pierce was impressed the trophy actually had a nice inscription on it.
Community Stars Celebrate Their TV Guide Magazine Fan Favorites Victory 2011
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I understand that similar restrictive covenants were not uncommon on my street here in Chevy Chase, which isn’t too far from Spring Valley, but to my knowledge those can’t be traced to any company doing business today.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Chemical Weapons in my Neighborhood 2010
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In 'Chevy Chase' ... there is a chill and lifeless imbecility.
A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century 1886
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-- I wish you would repeat 'Chevy Chase' as you did yesterday; it was extremely funny.
Wuthering Heights 1847
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If you are invited to a dinner party by one of Washington's power elite, the odds are high that you will be going to a home in Georgetown, the rest of Northwest D.C., Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Potomac or McLean, comprising 13 adjacent ZIP Codes in all.
The New American Divide Charles Murray 2012
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On a recent Sunday, he found himself at an open house near his current home in Chevy Chase, Md.
In Washington, a Housing Thaw S. Mitra Kalita 2011
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Susan St. Maxens of the Chevy Chase section of the District is another practitioner of extension cord diplomacy.
In Pepco territory, blackouts mean more home generators, more noise complaints Steve Hendrix 2011
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While Police Commissioner Ray Kelly mingled with a star-studded cast of entertainers and rich New Yorkers -- including Chevy Chase, Ron Perelman, Charlie Rose, Michael Douglas and Jimmy Buffet -- in the Waldorf's ballroom, a tough-guy security guard was harassing and threatening a young female reporter for the New York Times.
Len Levitt: The Police Foundation: Making Enemies and Alienating Reporters Len Levitt 2011
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