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   chafe

   /tʃeɪf/

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something: "the collar chafed his neck" Similar abradegrazegraterub againstrub painfullygallskinscrapescratchraspinflamerare:excoriate
   • ▪ (of an object) rub abrasively against another: "the grommet stops the cable chafing on the metal" Similar abradegrazegraterub againstrub painfullygallskinscrapescratchraspinflamerare:excoriate
   • 2. rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation: "I chafed her feet and wrapped the blanket round her" Similar rubwarmwarm up
   • 3. become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience: "the bank chafed at the restrictions imposed upon it" Similar be impatientbe angrybe annoyedbe irritatedbe incensedbe exasperatedbe frustratedfumebroodfussupset oneselfinformal:blow one's topblow a fuse

   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!"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘make warm’): from Old French chaufer ‘make hot’, based on Latin calefacere, from calere ‘be hot’ + facere ‘make’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   Chafe definition: to wear or abrade by rubbing. See examples of CHAFE used in a sentence.

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   1. : to feel irritation, discontent, or impatience : fret. chafes at the rules. 2. : to rub and thereby cause wear or irritation.

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   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.

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   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.