chafe in English

noun

1

wear or damage caused by rubbing.

to prevent chafe the ropes should lie flat

2

a state of annoyance.

No: I could not but smile through my chafe : For the fellow lay safe As his mates do, the midge and the nit, ---Through minuteness, to wit. ...

verb

1

(of something restrictive or too tight) make (a part of the body) sore by rubbing against it.

the collar chafed his neck

synonyms: abrade, graze, rub against, gall, scrape, scratch, excoriate

2

rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation.

A shiver passed through Darius, and he began to chafe his arms to push some warmth back into them.

3

become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience.

the bank chafed at the restrictions imposed upon it

synonyms: be angry, be annoyed, be irritated, fume, be exasperated, be frustrated

noun

annoyance, vexation

verb

abrade, wear away/down, be angry, irritate, fret, excoriate
abrade, graze, rub against, gall, scrape, scratch, excoriate
wear away/down, erode, abrade, scour, scrape away
be angry, be annoyed, be irritated, fume, be exasperated, be frustrated
irritate, annoy, rile, rag, nark, get at, get to, bother, devil, gravel, vex, nettle
fret, scratch, fray, rub
excoriate
fret, gall

Use "chafe" in a sentence

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3. Chafe definition is - irritate, vex

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6. Chafe: to make sore by continued rubbing.

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11. A stiff collar may chafe your neck.

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14. He had a nasty chafe on his knee.

15. What does Chafe mean? The definition of Chafe means to rub for warmth, to the point of irritation or until worn away

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18. The foaming waves chafe against the rocky shore.

19. If your shoes Chafe you, they rub your skin raw

20. The bracelet was so tight that it started to chafe .

21. I see him chafe and fret at every pore.

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24. He rarely uses suspenders, since they may chafe him.

25. Yes, if you are proud, you will chafe under subjection.

26. He would not chafe at the absence of routine chores.

27. Young people often chafe under the yoke of parental control.

28. What does Chafed mean? Simple past tense and past participle of chafe

29. His wrists began to chafe against the cloth strips binding them.

30. 2 [intransitive] WAIT to feel impatient or annoyed Chafe at/against

31. Now she was beginning to chafe at the obligations this life imposed.

32. 29 His wrists began to chafe against the cloth strips binding them.

33. They have more power, and the thighs don't chafe when they run.

34. She must suspect, and guess, and chafe, and bear it all alone.

35. Though they may chafe at its restraints, religion remains important to many young Iranians.

36. He does, however, chafe at descriptions of him as a slow-growth advocate.

37. What does Chafes mean? Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chafe

38. Synonyms for Abrade include scrape, chafe, rasp, scratch, erode, rub, graze, wear, fray and corrode

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40. 32 synonyms for Abrasion: graze, scratch, trauma, scrape, scuff, chafe, surface injury, rubbing, wear

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46. Chafe definition, to wear or abrade by rubbing: He Chafed his shoes on the rocks

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50. She turned him in the bed so that the sheets wouldn't chafe his skin into sores.