Definizione monolingua

chafe

chafe (third-person singular simple present chafes, present participle chafing, simple past and past participle chafed)

1. (transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
2. (transitive) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
3. (transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
4. (intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
5. (intransitive) To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
6. (intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
   • 1996, Jim Schiller , Developing Jepara in New Order Indonesia, page 58:

     Many local politicians chafed under the restrictions of Guided Democracy, [...].

chafe (uncountable)

1. Heat excited by friction.
2. Injury or wear caused by friction.
3. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

Definizione dizionario chafe

	infastidire
	To make someone rather angry or impatient.

fregare

irritare

irritarsi

irritazione

logorare

logorarsi

Altri significati:

to fret and wear by rubbing

to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated

(intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

(transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

to excite passion or anger in

(transitive) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

Heat excited by friction.

frost (glass)

to be worn by rubbing

injury or wear caused by friction

Injury or wear caused by friction.

to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction

(intransitive) To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.

(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

(transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.