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List of meaning for chafe

to worry or fret

chafe(noun)

soreness and warmth caused by friction

"he had a nasty chafe on his knee"

annoyance, chafe, vexation(verb)

anger produced by some annoying irritation

chafe, gall, fret(verb)

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

chafe(verb)

feel extreme irritation or anger

"He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"

annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil(verb)

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

chafe, excoriate(verb)

tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

"This leash chafes the dog's neck"

rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch(verb)

cause friction

"my sweater scratches"

chafe(verb)

warm by rubbing, as with the hands

to make sore by continued rubbing

ill-fitting boots that had badly chafed my heels

to damage or diminish by continued friction

constant stepping on a rope will gradually chafe it, rendering it unsafe for rock climbing

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

nothing chafes us so much as those telemarketers who call during the dinner hour

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