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chafe
[ cheyf ]
verb (used with object)
- to wear or abrade by rubbing:
He chafed his shoes on the rocks.
- to make sore by rubbing:
Her collar chafed her neck.
- to irritate; annoy:
The dripping of the faucet chafed her nerves.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to warm by rubbing:
to chafe cold hands.
- Obsolete. to heat; make warm.
verb (used without object)
- to become worn or sore from rubbing:
His neck began to chafe from the starched collar.
- to rub; press with friction:
The horse chafed against his stall.
- to be irritated or annoyed:
He chafed at their constant interruptions.
noun
- irritation; annoyance.
- heat, wear, or soreness caused by rubbing.
chafe
/ ³Ùʃ±ðɪ´Ú /
verb
- to make or become sore or worn by rubbing
- tr to warm (the hands, etc) by rubbing
- to irritate or be irritated or impatient
he was chafed because he was not allowed out
- intr; often foll by on, against, etc to cause friction; rub
- chafe at the bitSee champ 1
noun
- a soreness or irritation caused by friction
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·³¦³ó²¹´Úi²Ô²µ adjective
- ´Çv±ð°ù·³¦³ó²¹´Ú±ð verb overchafed overchafing
- ³Ü²Ô·³¦³ó²¹´Ú±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chafe1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chafe1
Idioms and Phrases
- chafe at the bit, to become impatient at delay:
The work was going very slowly, and he began to chafe at the bit.
Example Sentences
Even as the elk moved in, many ranching families were beginning to chafe at what they said was government red tape that made it hard to run their operations.
For 43 years, that vision for abolishing the education department - backed by members chafing at "big government" control over state issues - went unrealised.
To listen to the many Californians who have chafed at the state’s continued growth and opposed further development, you would think this reversal would solve all our problems.
Bankers and financiers say Trump’s victory has emboldened those who chafed at “woke doctrine†and felt they had to self-censor or change their language to avoid offending younger colleagues, women, minorities or disabled people.
She replied that she had struggled with "bleeding and chafing" for years and the doctor suggested she could have a surgical reduction, to which Shields agreed.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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