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• chafe — [[t]tʃe͟ɪf[/t]] chafes, chafing, chafed 1) V ERG If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it. [V n] The shorts were chafing my thighs, as was the T shirt my arms... [V n] She turned… …   English dictionary

• 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

• chafe — ► VERB 1) make or become sore by rubbing. 2) (of an object) rub abrasively against another. 3) rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation. 4) become impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience. ► NOUN ▪ wear or damage caused… …   English terms dictionary

• chafe — /chayf/, v., chafed, chafing, n. v.t. 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. 4. to warm by… …   Universalium

• chafe — [[t]tʃeɪf[/t]] v. chafed, chaf•ing, n. 1) to wear away by rubbing; abrade 2) to make sore by rubbing 3) to irritate; annoy 4) to warm by rubbing: to chafe cold hands[/ex] 5) to rub with frictional force: The horse chafed against his stall[/ex] 6) …   From formal English to slang

• chafe — I. verb (chafed; chafing) Etymology: Middle English chaufen to warm, from Anglo French chaufer, from Vulgar Latin *calfare, alteration of Latin calefacere, from calēre to be warm + facere to make more at lee, do Date: 14th century transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chafe — tʃeɪf n. irritation; friction, rubbing; soreness caused by rubbing v. rub against; make sore by rubbing; warm by rubbing; irritate …   English contemporary dictionary

• chafe — [tʃeɪf] verb 1》 make or become sore by rubbing.     ↘(of an object) rub abrasively against another. 2》 rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation. 3》 become impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience. noun 1》 wear or damage… …   English new terms dictionary

• chafe — verb 1 (I, T) if a part of your body chafes or if something chafes it, it becomes sore because of something rubbing against it: Put a soft pad under the saddle to avoid chafing the horse s back. 2 (T) to rub part of your body to make it warm 3… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English