chafe
noun
1. soreness and warmth caused by friction
- he had a nasty chafe on his knee
Definition categories: state, rawness, soreness, tenderness
2. anger produced by some annoying irritation
verb
1. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
Definition categories: perception, irritate
2. feel extreme irritation or anger
Definition categories: emotion, experience, feel
3. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Similar word(s): annoy, bother, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
Definition categories: emotion, displease
4. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
- This leash chafes the dog's neck
Similar word(s): excoriate
Definition categories: contact, abrade, abrase, corrade
5. cause friction
Similar word(s): fray, fret, rub, scratch
Definition categories: contact, adjoin, meet, touch
6. warm by rubbing, as with the hands
Definition categories: change, warm
Sentences with chafe as a verb:
- A cable chafes.