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1 chafe
[ eif]1) (to make warm by rubbing with the hands.) atitrinti2) (to make or become sore by rubbing: These tight shoes chafe my feet.) nu(si)trinti3) (to become impatient: Everyone's chafing at the delay.) nekantrauti
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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 — [ 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 — 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
chafe — verb 1) the collar chafed his neck Syn: abrade, graze, rub against, gall, scrape, scratch; Medicine excoriate 2) material chafed by the rock Syn: wear away/down, erode, abrade, scour, scrape away … Thesaurus of popular words
chafe — UK [tʃeɪf] / US verb Word forms chafe : present tense I/you/we/they chafe he/she/it chafes present participle chafing past tense chafed past participle chafed 1) [intransitive] to feel annoyed and impatient about something that stops you doing… … English dictionary
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 — [c]/tʃeɪf / (say chayf) verb (chafed, chafing) –verb (t) 1. to warm by rubbing. 2. to wear or abrade by rubbing. 3. to make sore by rubbing. 4. to irritate; annoy. 5. Obsolete to heat; make warm. –verb (i) 6. to rub; press with friction. 7. to… …
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 — 1. noun a) Heat excited by friction. b) Injury or wear caused by friction. 2. verb a) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. Many local politicians chafed under the restrictions of Guided Democracy, [...] … Wiktionary
chafe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abrade, wear, rub; vex, anger, annoy, eat. See friction, resentment, pain, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rub] Syn. abrade, grate, scrape, massage; see rub 1 . 2. [To annoy] Syn. irritate,… … English dictionary for students
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