chafe
31chafe — I. verb (chafed; chafing) Etymology: Middle English chaufen to warm, from Anglo French chaufer, from Vulgar Latin *calfare, alteration of Latin calefacere, from calēre to be warm + facere to make more at lee, do Date: 14th century transitive verb …
32chafe — 1. noun a) Heat excited by friction. b) Injury or wear caused by friction. 2. verb a) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. Many local politicians chafed under the restrictions of Guided Democracy, [...] …
33chafe — lunf. Agente de Policía (JAP), vigilante, pobre hombre encargado de conservar el orden y perseguir los lunfas (JAS.) …
34chafe — Synonyms and related words: ablate, ablation, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, annoy, arouse, attrition, bark, be livid, be pissed, bite, blemish, bloody, bluster, boil, bother, break, bristle, browned off,… …
35chafe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abrade, wear, rub; vex, anger, annoy, eat. See friction, resentment, pain, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rub] Syn. abrade, grate, scrape, massage; see rub 1 . 2. [To annoy] Syn. irritate,… …
36chafe — tʃeɪf n. irritation; friction, rubbing; soreness caused by rubbing v. rub against; make sore by rubbing; warm by rubbing; irritate …
37chafe — [tʃeɪf] verb 1》 make or become sore by rubbing. ↘(of an object) rub abrasively against another. 2》 rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation. 3》 become impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience. noun 1》 wear or damage… …
38chafe — I. v. a. 1. Rub, injure by rubbing, wear by rubbing. 2. Irritate, vex, annoy, fret, tease, gall, chagrin, provoke, ruffle, offend, nettle, incense, enrage, exasperate, anger, make angry. II. v. n. 1. Be rubbed, be worn by rubbing. 2. Rage, fret,… …
39chafe — verb 1 (I, T) if a part of your body chafes or if something chafes it, it becomes sore because of something rubbing against it: Put a soft pad under the saddle to avoid chafing the horse s back. 2 (T) to rub part of your body to make it warm 3… …
40chafe — verb 1) the collar chafed his neck Syn: abrade, graze, rub against, gall, scrape, scratch; Medicine excoriate 2) material chafed by the rock Syn: wear away/down, erode, abrade, scour, scrape away …
