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chafe    Audio Help   [cheyf] Pronunciation Key verb, chafed, chaf·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
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 rubbing: to chafe cold hands.
5.Obsolete. to heat; make warm.
–verb (used without object)
6.to become worn or sore from rubbing: His neck began to chafe from the starched collar.
7.to rub; press with friction: The horse chafed against his stall.
8.to be irritated or annoyed: He chafed at their constant interruptions.
–noun
9.irritation; annoyance.
10.heat, wear, or soreness caused by rubbing.
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; ME chaufen to heat, rub, chafe < MF chaufer < VL *calfāre, var. of L cal(e)facere, equiv. to cale- (s. of calére to be hot) + facere to make]

3. exasperate, vex, trouble, provoke.
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chafe    Audio Help   (chāf)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   chafed, chaf·ing, chafes

v.   tr.
  1. To wear away or irritate by rubbing.
  2. To annoy; vex.
  3. To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.

v.   intr.
  1. To rub and cause irritation or friction: The high collar chafed against my neck.
  2. To become worn or sore from rubbing.
  3. To feel irritated or impatient: chafed at the delay.

n.  
  1. Warmth, wear, or soreness produced by friction.
  2. Annoyance; vexation.


[Middle English chafen, from Old French chaufer, to warm, from Vulgar Latin *calefāre, alteration of Latin calefacere : calēre, to be warm; see kelə-1 in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to wear down or rub away a surface by or as if by scraping: chafed my skin; water abrading the canyon walls; metal bristles that excoriated her scalp; rope that fretted a groove in the post; stone steps galled by years of heavy use.

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chafe 
c.1325, "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 1526.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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chafe

noun
1. soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee" 
2. anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: annoyance

verb
1. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing 
2. feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" 
3. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" 
4. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck" 
5. cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: rub
6. warm by rubbing, as with the hands 

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chafe1 [tʃeif] verb
to make warm by rubbing with the hands
Arabic: يَسْتَدْفِئ بِواسِطَة حَكِّ اليَدَيْن
Chinese (Simplified): 擦热
Chinese (Traditional): 擦熱
Czech: třít
Danish: gnide
Dutch: warm wrijven
Estonian: soojaks hõõruma
Finnish: hieroa
French: frictionner
German: warmreiben
Greek: θερμαίνω τρίβοντας με τα χέρια
Hungarian: (ki)dörzsöl
Icelandic: núa
Indonesian: menggosok
Italian: riscaldare
Japanese: こすり暖める
Korean: 비벼서 따뜻하게 하다
Latvian: berzēt; sasildīt berzējot
Lithuanian: atitrinti
Norwegian: gni varm
Polish: rozcierać
Portuguese (Brazil): aquecer por fricção
Portuguese (Portugal): esfregar
Romanian: a freca
Russian: растирать
Slovak: trieť
Slovenian: pometi
Spanish: frotar, friccionar
Swedish: gnida
Turkish: ovarak ısıtmak, ısıtmak için ovuşturmak
chafe2 [tʃeif] verb
to make or become sore by rubbing
Example: These tight shoes chafe my feet.
Arabic: يَقْرَحُ بالحَكِّ
Chinese (Simplified): 擦破
Chinese (Traditional): 擦破
Czech: odřít, rozedřít
Danish: gnave(s); irritere(s)
Dutch: schuren
Estonian: hõõruma, hõõrduma
Finnish: hiertää
French: irriter
German: scheuern
Greek: γδέρνω
Hungarian: (fel)horzsol
Icelandic: særa með núningi
Indonesian: melecetkan
Italian: irritare
Japanese: すりむく
Korean: 쓸려 따끔거리게 하다
Latvian: noberzt jēlu
Lithuanian: nu(si)trinti
Norwegian: gnage, irritere
Polish: obcierać
Portuguese (Brazil): esfolar
Portuguese (Portugal): esfolar
Romanian: a roade
Russian: натирать
Slovak: odrieť
Slovenian: odrgniti, ožuliti
Spanish: irritarse
Swedish: skava
Turkish: aşındırmak
chafe3 [tʃeif] verb
to become impatient
Example: Everyone's chafing at the delay.
Arabic: يَثورُ، يَغْضَبُ
Chinese (Simplified): 使急躁
Chinese (Traditional): 使急躁
Czech: být nervózní, podrážděný
Danish: harmes
Dutch: ongeduldig worden
Estonian: ärrituma
Finnish: ärtyä
French: s'impatienter
German: sich ärgern
Greek: εκνευρίζομαι, γίνομαι ανυπόμονος
Hungarian: felháborodik
Icelandic: verða óþolinmóður, pirrast
Indonesian: kesal
Italian: spazientirsi
Japanese: いらいらする
Korean: 안달나다
Latvian: skaisties
Lithuanian: nekantrauti
Norwegian: bli irritert
Polish: niecierpliwić się
Portuguese (Brazil): aborrecer(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal): impacientar-se
Romanian: a-şi pierde răbdarea
Russian: нервничать
Slovak: rozčuľovať sa
Slovenian: razburiti se
Spanish: irritarse, impacientarse
Swedish: bli otålig
Turkish: sabırsızlanmak
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Chafe

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 friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin. --Spenser.

2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

Her intercession chafed him. --Shak.

3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.

Two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to prevent its being chafed. --Sir W. Scott.

Syn: To rub; fret; gall; vex; excite; inflame.
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Chafe

Chafe\, v. i. To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

Made its great boughs chafe together. --Longfellow.

The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. --Shak.

2. To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.

3. To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated. --Spenser.

He will chafe at the doctor's marrying my daughter. --Shak.
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Chafe

Chafe\, n. 1. Heat excited by friction.

2. Injury or wear caused by friction.

3. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

The cardinal in a chafe sent for him to Whitehall. --Camden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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