- chafe
- , chaffTo chafe means to make sore or worn by rubbing (or, chaffinch / Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster figuratively, to annoy or irritate). To chaff means to tease goodnaturedly.
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chafe
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Chafe — Chafe, v. i. To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. [1913 Webster] Made its great boughs chafe together. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To be worn by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chafe — (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chafed} (ch[=a]ft); p pr. & vb. n. {Chafing}.] [OE. chaufen to warm, OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See {Caldron}.] 1. To excite heat in by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chafe — [ tʃeıf ] verb 1. ) intransitive to feel annoyed and impatient about something that stops you doing what you want: chafe at/under: We were all beginning to chafe a little under such close supervision. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to rub the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Chafe — Chafe, n. 1. Heat excited by friction. [1913 Webster] 2. Injury or wear caused by friction. [1913 Webster] 3. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage. [1913 Webster] The cardinal in a chafe sent for him to Whitehall. Camden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chafe — chafe; chafe·wax; en·chafe; … English syllables
chafe — [tʃeıf] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: chaufer to warm , from Latin calefacere, from calere to be warm + facere to make ] 1.) [I and T] if a part of your body chafes or if something chafes it, it becomes sore because of something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chafe — [v1] rub, grind against abrade, bark, corrode, damage, erode, excoriate, gall, grate, graze, hurt, impair, inflame, irritate, peel, ruffle, scrape, scratch, skin, wear; concept 215 chafe [v2] annoy abrade, anger, annoy, bother, exasperate,… … New thesaurus
chafe — [chāf] vt. chafed, chafing [ME chaufen < OFr chaufer, to warm < L calefacere, to make warm: see CALEFACIENT] 1. to rub so as to stimulate or make warm 2. to wear away by rubbing 3. to irritate or make sore by rubbing 4. to annoy; irritate … English World dictionary
