chevvy vs irritate

chevvy and irritate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chevvy	No	No	Yes	No
irritate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, irritate is a hypernym of chevvy; that is, irritate is a word with a broader meaning than chevvy:

Other hypernyms of chevvy include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex.

chevvy (verb)	irritate (verb)
annoy continually or chronically	excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
	excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations