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chafe

[cheyf]

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verb (used with object)

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.

Obsolete. to heat; make warm.

verb (used without object)

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.

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noun

irritation; annoyance.

10.

heat, wear, or soreness caused by rubbing.

Idiom

11.

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

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English chaufen to heat, rub, chafe < Middle French chaufer < Vulgar Latin *calfāre, variant of Latin cal(e)facere, equivalent to cale- (stem of calēre to be hot) + facere to make

Related forms

non·chaf·ing, adjective

o·ver·chafe, verb, -chafed, -chaf·ing.

un·chafed, adjective

Can be confused: chafe, chaff.

Synonyms
3. exasperate, vex, trouble, provoke.

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Example Sentences

Most employees would chafe under an overly restrictive employer social media policy.

Most employees chafe when given too much direction, anyway.

Algeria's private businessmen chafe under a heavy bureaucratic yoke.

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Most employees would chafe under an overly restrictive employer social media policy.

Most employees chafe when given too much direction, anyway.

Algeria's private businessmen chafe under a heavy bureaucratic yoke.

Micro-chamois lined chin guard eliminates zipper chafe.

And forty years later, champions of programs that don't work still chafe.

As the war wound down, he continued to chafe behind the lines.

Investigators say the cable can chafe or break, since it is close to where tie-down chains secure the jets to a carrier deck.

Heat messes with their stylish haircuts and leather pants chafe in the summertime.

Those who think boarding schools could work magic on many vulnerable children chafe at the slow pace of progress.

Raglan sleeves and offset side seams eliminate chafe beneath pack straps.

Companies chafe at the bureaucracy involved in acquiring government funding for green jobs.

Business people are usually disdainful of bureaucracy and you might expect that they would chafe at such restrictions.

It would make it easier for the strong to survive while the chafe would have higher costs.

Horror film buffs may chafe at the selection criteria, the truncated clips, and other scholarly points.

If the bottom is hard, currents will chafe the cable against it.

But while book jacket look-alikes may chafe publishers, it happens more often than you might think.

France will chafe at serving under any other leadership.

Technicians are to add the spacer if needed, inspect the brake and fuel lines for chafe marks and replace the lines if needed.

Some parents chafe at the length of their children's bus rides or at what they see as social engineering.

As the daughters chafe against this strict control of their.

The new collar, which can be worn up or down, does not chafe the neck.

At the same time, he had also begun to chafe under the parole board rules.

European leaders may chafe at scoldings from the bank, but they seem to recognize the need for a strong president at the bank.

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World English Dictionary

chafe (tʃeɪf)

—vb
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

—n
6.	a soreness or irritation caused by friction

[C14: from Old French chaufer to warm, ultimately from Latin calefacere, from calēre to be warm + facere to make]

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Word Origin & History

chafe

early 14c., "to heat, rub with the hands to make warm," from O.Fr. chaufer, from V.L. *calefare, from L. calefacere "to make hot, make warm," from calere "be warm" (see calorie) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Sense of "make sore by rubbing" first recorded 1520s.

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Medical Dictionary

chafe (chāf)
v. chafed, chaf·ing, chafes
To cause irritation of the skin by friction.

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