chafe
v.
rub against; make sore by rubbing; warm by rubbing; irritate
n.
irritation; friction, rubbing; soreness caused by rubbing
Chafe
Chafé
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
chafar
v.
muss; rumple
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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