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chafe
v. rub against; make sore by rubbing; warm by rubbing; irritate
 
n. irritation; friction, rubbing; soreness caused by rubbing


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Chafe
Chafe may be:Chafe parish in NigeriaAfricaChafé in PortugalEurope (pronunciation: sha-FEH), a parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo Chafe, a Martian craterchafe is heat excited by friction and vexation, irritation of mind and rage.chafed skin is a rash that develops from two areas rubbing together repeatedlyin Australian youth slang, to chafe is to suck up or brown nose to someoneWinnie Chafe
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Chafé
The small church/village of Chafé is located near the Atlantic coast 7km south of Viana do CasteloPortugal (41.7ºN, 8.8ºW), 59km north of Porto. The population in 2000 was 2490.
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chafe
Noun
1. soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
(hypernym) tenderness, soreness
(derivation) gall, fret
2. anger produced by some annoying irritation
(synonym) annoyance, vexation
(hypernym) anger, choler, ire
(hyponym) pique, temper, irritation
Verb
1. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
(synonym) gall, fret
(hypernym) irritate
2. feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
(hypernym) feel, experience
(verb-group) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, devil
3. 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"
(synonym) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, devil
(hypernym) displease
(hyponym) get, get under one's skin
4. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
(synonym) excoriate
(hypernym) abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
5. cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
(synonym) rub, fray, fret, scratch
(hypernym) touch, adjoin, meet, contact
6. warm by rubbing, as with the hands
(hypernym) warm


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chafar
v. muss; rumple

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Chafe
(v. t.)
To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
  
 
(v. t.)
To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
  
 
(v. t.)
To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
  
 
(v. i.)
To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
  
 
(v. i.)
To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
  
 
(v. i.)
To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
  
 
(n.)
Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
  
 
(n.)
Injury or wear caused by friction.
  
 
(n.)
Heat excited by friction.
  

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