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chafe

[ cheyf ]

verb (used with object)

chafed, chafing.
  1. to wear or abrade by rubbing:

    He chafed his shoes on the rocks.

  2. to make sore by rubbing:

    Her collar chafed her neck.

  3. to irritate; annoy:

    The dripping of the faucet chafed her nerves.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. to warm by rubbing:

    to chafe cold hands.

  5. Obsolete. to heat; make warm.


verb (used without object)

chafed, chafing.
  1. to become worn or sore from rubbing:

    His neck began to chafe from the starched collar.

  2. to rub; press with friction:

    The horse chafed against his stall.

  3. to be irritated or annoyed:

    He chafed at their constant interruptions.

noun

  1. irritation; annoyance.
  2. heat, wear, or soreness caused by rubbing.

chafe

/ ³Ùʃ±ðɪ´Ú /

verb

  1. to make or become sore or worn by rubbing
  2. tr to warm (the hands, etc) by rubbing
  3. to irritate or be irritated or impatient

    he was chafed because he was not allowed out

  4. intr; often foll by on, against, etc to cause friction; rub
  5. chafe at the bit
    See champ 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a soreness or irritation caused by friction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chafe1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English chaufen “to heat, rub,†from Middle French chaufer, from Vulgar Latin ³¦²¹±ô´ÚÄå°ù±ð (unrecorded), variant of Latin cal(e)facere, from cale-, stem of ³¦²¹±ôŧ°ù±ð “to be hot†+ facere “to do, makeâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chafe1

C14: from Old French chaufer to warm, ultimately from Latin calefacere, from ³¦²¹±ôŧ°ù±ð to be warm + facere to make
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. chafe at the bit, to become impatient at delay:

    The work was going very slowly, and he began to chafe at the bit.

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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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