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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chafe /tʃeɪf/USA pronunciation v., chafed, chaf•ing. - to (cause to) become sore by rubbing: [~ + object]The clothes chafed the baby badly.[no object]Those tight diapers are chafing.
- to (cause to) be irritated or annoyed: [~ + at/under + object]He chafed at their unkind remarks.[~ + object]Those unkind remarks really chafed him.
- [~ + object] to warm by rubbing: to chafe cold hands.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chafe (chāf ),USA pronunciation v., chafed, chaf•ing, n. v.t. - 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. - to warm by rubbing:to chafe cold hands.
- [Obs.]to heat;
make warm.
v.i. - 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.
- Idioms chafe at the bit, to become impatient at delay:The work was going very slowly, and he began to chafe at the bit.
n. - irritation;
annoyance. - heat, wear, or soreness caused by rubbing.
- Vulgar Latin *calfāre, variant of Latin cal(e)facere, equivalent. to cale- (stem of calēre to be hot) + facere to make
- Middle French chaufer
- Middle English chaufen to heat, rub, chafe 1275–1325
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exasperate, vex, trouble, provoke.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chafe /tʃeɪf/ vb - to make or become sore or worn by rubbing
- (transitive) to warm (the hands, etc) by rubbing
- to irritate or be irritated or impatient
- (intr; often followed by on, against, etc) to cause friction; rub
n - a soreness or irritation caused by friction
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French chaufer to warm, ultimately from Latin calefacere, from calēre to be warm + facere to make |