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chafe
to irritate: the starched collar will chafe his neck; annoy; abrade; to heat by rubbing
Not to be confused with:
chaff – husks of grain; worthless matter: like chaff in the wind
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chafe
(chāf)v. chafed, chaf·ing, chafes
v.tr.
1. To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction: The collar chafed my neck.
2. To annoy; vex: "It chafed him no end to be under obligation to her" (Carson McCullers).
3. To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.
v.intr.
1. To cause irritation by rubbing or friction: The high collar chafed against my neck.
2. To become worn or sore from rubbing or friction: His skin chafed where the cast had been.
3. To feel irritated or impatient: They chafed at the delay. The reporters chafed under the new restrictions.
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- in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
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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 13
n
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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
chafe
(tʃeɪf)v. chafed, chaf•ing,
n. v.t.
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.
v.i. 5. to rub with frictional force: The horse chafed against his stall.
6. to become annoyed: He chafed at their remarks.
n. 7. irritation; annoyance.
8. heat, wear, or soreness caused by rubbing.
[1275–1325; Middle English chaufen to heat, rub, chafe < Middle French chaufer < Vulgar Latin *calfāre, for Latin calefacere to heat]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
chafe
, chaff - To chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly.See also related terms for sore.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
chafe
Past participle: chafed
Gerund: chafing
| Imperative |
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| chafe |
| chafe |
| Present |
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| I chafe |
| you chafe |
| he/she/it chafes |
| we chafe |
| you chafe |
| they chafe |
| Preterite |
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| I chafed |
| you chafed |
| he/she/it chafed |
| we chafed |
| you chafed |
| they chafed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am chafing |
| you are chafing |
| he/she/it is chafing |
| we are chafing |
| you are chafing |
| they are chafing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have chafed |
| you have chafed |
| he/she/it has chafed |
| we have chafed |
| you have chafed |
| they have chafed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was chafing |
| you were chafing |
| he/she/it was chafing |
| we were chafing |
| you were chafing |
| they were chafing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had chafed |
| you had chafed |
| he/she/it had chafed |
| we had chafed |
| you had chafed |
| they had chafed |
| Future |
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| I will chafe |
| you will chafe |
| he/she/it will chafe |
| we will chafe |
| you will chafe |
| they will chafe |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have chafed |
| you will have chafed |
| he/she/it will have chafed |
| we will have chafed |
| you will have chafed |
| they will have chafed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be chafing |
| you will be chafing |
| he/she/it will be chafing |
| we will be chafing |
| you will be chafing |
| they will be chafing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been chafing |
| you have been chafing |
| he/she/it has been chafing |
| we have been chafing |
| you have been chafing |
| they have been chafing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been chafing |
| you will have been chafing |
| he/she/it will have been chafing |
| we will have been chafing |
| you will have been chafing |
| they will have been chafing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been chafing |
| you had been chafing |
| he/she/it had been chafing |
| we had been chafing |
| you had been chafing |
| they had been chafing |
| Conditional |
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| I would chafe |
| you would chafe |
| he/she/it would chafe |
| we would chafe |
| you would chafe |
| they would chafe |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have chafed |
| you would have chafed |
| he/she/it would have chafed |
| we would have chafed |
| you would have chafed |
| they would have chafed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. chafe - soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
soreness, tenderness, rawness - a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched); "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"
2. [画像:chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation]chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation
anger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
frustration - a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"
aggravation, exasperation - an exasperated feeling of annoyance
harassment, torment - a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"
displeasure - the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
Verb 1. chafe - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
2. chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
3. [画像:chafe - cause annoyance in]chafe - 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"
get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"
eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"
fret - cause annoyance in
beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"
displease - give displeasure to
4. chafe - tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
5. chafe - cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
6. chafe - warm by rubbing, as with the hands
warm - make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
chafe
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
chafe
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَثورُ، يَغْضَبُيَسْتَدْفِئ بِواسِطَة حَكِّ اليَدَيْنيَقْرَحُ بالحَكِّ
být nervózníodřítpodrážděnýrozedříttřít
gnavegnideharmesirritere
felháborodik
núasæra meî núningiverîa óòolinmóîur, pirrast
atitrintinekantrautinusitrintinutrinti
berzētnoberzt jēlusasildīt berzējotskaisties
rozčuľovať sa
aşındırmakısıtmak için ovuşturmakovarak ısıtmaksabırsızlanmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
chafe
[ˈtʃeɪf] vi (fig) (= be annoyed) to chafe against → se rebiffer contre
to chafe at sth (= restriction, compulsion) → s'irriter de qch
to chafe at sth (= restriction, compulsion) → s'irriter de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
chafe
vt
vi
(= rub) → sich aufscheuern or wund scheuern ; (= cause soreness) → scheuern ; her skin chafes easily → ihre Haut wird leicht wund ; the rope was chafing against the railings → das Seil scheuerte an der Reling
(fig) → sich ärgern (→ at, against über +acc); he chafed at having to take orders from her → es ging ihm gegen den Strich, dass er von ihr Befehle entgegennehmen musste
n → wund gescheuerte Stelle
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
chafe
[tʃeɪf]1. vt (irritate, skin) → sfregare contro, irritare ; (rub to warm) → frizionare
2. vi
a. (become sore) → irritarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chafe
(tʃeif) verb1. to make warm by rubbing with the hands. vryf يَسْتَدْفِئ بِواسِطَة حَكِّ اليَدَيْن стоплям чрез разтриване esfregar třít warmreiben gnide θερμαίνω τρίβοντας με τα χέρια frotar, friccionar soojaks hõõruma به هم مالیدن hangata frictionner לְחָמֵם בְּחִיכוּך रगड़ कर हाथ गरम करना trenjem grijati (ki)dörzsöl menggosok núa riscaldare こすり暖める (손 등을 비벼서) 따뜻하게 하다 atitrinti berzēt; sasildīt berzējot menggosok-gosokkan warm wrijven gni varm rozcierać تودول (په تيره په مښلو): په تا رول، خورول esfregar a freca растирать trieť pometi protrljati gnida [varm] ทําให้ร้อนที่เกิดจากการขัดถู ovarak ısıtmak, ısıtmak için ovuşturmak 擦熱 гріти, нагрівати مل کر گرمی پہنچانا xoa tay cho nóng 擦热
2. to make or become sore by rubbing. These tight shoes chafe my feet. skaaf يَقْرَحُ بالحَكِّ протривам (се) esfolar odřít, rozedřít scheuern gnave(s); irritere(s) γδέρνω irritarse hõõruma, hõõrduma خراشیدن hiertää irriter לְהַכאִיב מִשִפשוּף घर्षण से हुआ घाव ozlijediti, oguliti (fel)horzsol melecetkan særa með núningi irritare すりむく (쏠려서) 따끔거리다 nu(si)trinti noberzt jēlu melecet schuren gnage, irritere obcierać خراشیدل esfolar a roade натирать odrieť odrgniti, ožuliti nažuljati skava ถลอกจากการขัดถู aşındırmak 擦破 терти, розтирати زخم یا تکلیف پہنچانا làm trầy da 擦破
3. to become impatient. Everyone's chafing at the delay. ongeduldig raak يَثورُ، يَغْضَبُ губя търпение impacientar-se být nervózní, podrážděný sich ärgern harmes εκνευρίζομαι, γίνομαι ανυπόμονος irritarse, impacientarse ärrituma کلافه کردن ärtyä s'impatienter לְהִתרָגֵז बेचैन होना teško podnositi, razdražiti felháborodik kesal verða óþolinmóður, pirrast spazientirsi いらいらする 안절부절못해지다 nekantrauti skaisties menjengkelkan ongeduldig worden bli irritert niecierpliwić się بې صبره، بې حوصلى، impacientar-se a-şi pierde răbdarea нервничать rozčuľovať sa razburiti se naljutiti se bli otålig ทําให้รําคาญ sabırsızlanmak 感到不耐 дратуватися; гарячитися بے صبری کا مظاہرہ کرنا làm bực dọc 使急躁
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