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Word: Chafe
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (in the sense ‘make warm’): from Old French chaufer ‘make hot’, based on Latin calefacere, from calere ‘be hot’ + facere ‘make’
tʃeɪf
(with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something
Short Definition:make sore
Examples:- the collar chafed his neck
- her arms chafed where the rope bit into them
rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation
Short Definition:rub to restore warmth/sensation
Examples:- I chafed her feet and wrapped the blanket round her
become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience
Short Definition:become/make annoyed
Examples:- the bank chafed at the restrictions imposed upon it
- it chafed him to be confined like this
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