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- Dictionarychafe/CHāf/
verb
- 1. (of something restrictive or too tight) make (a part of the body) sore by rubbing against it: "the collar chafed his neck" Similar
- 2. rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation: "I chafed her feet and wrapped the blanket around her" Similar
noun
- 1. wear or damage caused by rubbing: "to prevent chafe the ropes should lie flat"
- 2. a state of annoyance: archaic "into what an unprofitable chafe you have put yourself!"
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1. : irritate, vex. The noise of the children playing chafed her. 2. : to warm by rubbing especially with the hands. 3. a. : to rub so as to wear away : abrade. the strap chafed his skin. The boat chafed its sides against the dock. b. : to make sore by or as if by rubbing. The tight collar chafed his neck. intransitive verb. 1.
CHAFE definition: 1. to make skin damaged or sore by rubbing, or to become damaged and sore like this: 2. to warm a…. Learn more.
Chafe definition: to wear or abrade by rubbing. See examples of CHAFE used in a sentence.
to be or become annoyed or lose patience, often because of rules or limits: We have been chafing under petty regulations for too long. He chafed at the stuffy formality of the music he was asked to play. Synonym. chaff. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. be chafing at the bit.
To chafe is to irritate or annoy. If your shoes chafe you, they rub your skin raw. Ouch. If you chafe at the suggestion that you should be studying more, the suggestion rubs you the wrong way. Chafe originally meant to warm, like a chafing dish on a hotel buffet.
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.
1. verb. If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it. My shorts were chafing my thighs. [VERB noun] She turned him in the bed so that the sheets wouldn't chafe his skin into sores. [VERB noun] His wrists began to chafe against the cloth strips binding them. [VERB + against]
Definition of chafe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sep 3, 2024 · chafe (third-person singular simple present chafes, present participle chafing, simple past and past participle chafed) (transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. (transitive) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. (transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing.
CHAFE definition: 1. to feel angry because of rules and limits: 2. to make part of the body painful by rubbing, or…. Learn more.
