chaff
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Synonyms: chuff, chafe, chaft, chauff, caff, haff, chiff, shaff, charf, cheff, schaff
Antonyms: chuff, chafe, chaft, chauff, caff, haff, chiff, shaff, charf, cheff, schaff
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Noun
- The [[inedible]] parts of a [[grain]]-producing plant.
- [[straw|Straw]] or [[hay]] cut up fine for the food of cattle.
- {{lb|en|figurative}} Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything [[worthless]].
- Light jesting talk; [[banter]]; [[raillery]].
- {{lb|en|military}} Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from [[aircraft]], intended to [[interfere]] with [[radar]] [[detection]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to [[banter]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To cut up (straw or hay) for use as cattle feed.
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