CHAFE


Meaning of CHAFE in English

I. ˈchāf verb

( chafed ; chaf·ing )

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

1. : irritate , vex

2. : to warm by rubbing especially with the hands

3.

a. : to rub so as to wear away : abrade

the boat chafed its sides against the dock

b. : to make sore by or as if by rubbing

intransitive verb

1. : to feel irritation, discontent, or impatience : fret

chafe s at his restrictive desk job

2. : to rub and thereby cause wear or irritation

II. noun

Date: 1551

1. : a state of vexation : rage

2. : injury or wear caused by friction ; also : friction , rubbing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.