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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.
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Chafed
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noun
Idiom9.
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; 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
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
Synonyms
3. exasperate, vex, trouble, provoke.
3. exasperate, vex, trouble, provoke.
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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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