chivy vs get at

chivy and get at both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chivy	No	No	Yes	No
get at	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get at is a hypernym of chivy; that is, get at is a word with a broader meaning than chivy:

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

chivy (verb)	get at (verb)
annoy continually or chronically	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
	reach or gain access to
	influence by corruption