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Meaning of chafe


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  chafe
      n 1: soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty
           chafe on his knee"
      2: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: {annoyance},
         {chafe}, {vexation}]
      v 1: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: {chafe},
           {gall}, {fret}]
      2: feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her
         suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
      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"
         [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at},
         {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex},
         {chafe}, {devil}]
      4: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This
         leash chafes the dog's neck" [syn: {chafe}, {excoriate}]
      5: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {rub}, {fray},
         {fret}, {chafe}, {scratch}]
      6: warm by rubbing, as with the hands


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