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Meaning of
chaff
in English
chaff
us
/ʧæf/
uk
/ʧæf/
#uncommon
Past Tense
chaffed
Participle Verb
chaffing
Third Person Singular
chaffs
Definitions
Noun
plant
material
that
is
not
edible
The
farmer
separated
the
wheat
from
the
chaff
during
harvest
.
unwanted
or
worthless
things
(
people
,
resources
)
The
company
got
rid
of
the
chaff
in
the
organization
by
firing
inefficient
employees
.
light
teasing
conversation
;
playful
joking
The
friends
engaged
in
chaff
about
each
other's
cooking
skills
.
material
used
to
interfere
with
radar
detection
The
military
used
chaff
to
disrupt
the
enemy's
radar
system
during
the
mission
.