chafe
[verb]
Synonyms:
- rub, abrade, rasp, scrape, scratch
- be annoyed, be impatient, fret, fume, rage, worry

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Contrasted words: ease, relieve, soothe
Related Words: damage, hurt, impair, injure, flay, peel, skin, inflame, irritate, graze, scrape, scratch

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chafe /tʃeɪf/ verb
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: chaufer 'to warm', from Latin calefacere, from calere 'to be warm' + facere 'to make']

1. [intransitive and transitive] if a part of your body chafes or if something chafes it, it becomes sore because of something rubbing against it:
Wear a T-shirt under your wet suit to stop it chafing.

2. [intransitive] to feel impatient or annoyed
chafe at/against/under
Some hunters are chafing under the new restrictions.

3. [transitive] British English to rub part of your body to make it warm

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