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to chaff
01
to tease or mock someone in a playful or good-natured manner
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
chaff
3rd person singular
chaffs
Present participle
chaffing
Past simple
chaffed
Past participle
chaffed
Examples
Yesterday, my friends chaffed me about my new haircut, joking that I looked like a movie star.
Chaff
01
thin strips of foil or fiber ejected into the air to confuse enemy radar systems
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Examples
The pilot released chaff to break the missile's radar lock.
02
seed coverings and other plant debris separated from grain
Examples
After threshing, the wheat heap was mixed with chaff that needed to be sifted out.
