chafe

Found in thesaurus: soreness, ire, choler, feel, displease, rub off, abrase, contact, touch, warm

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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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Chafé
Chafé is a civil parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 28,41, in an area of 7.85 km². It is located near the Atlantic coast, 7 km south of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 59 km north of Porto.

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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

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chafe
Czas. obcierać