CHAFE


Meaning of CHAFE in English

n. 25B6; verb

the collar chafed his neck : ABRADE, graze, rub against, gall, scrape, scratch; Medicine excoriate.

I chafed her feet : RUB, warm (up).

material chafed by the rock : WEAR AWAY/DOWN, erode, abrade, scour, scrape away.

the bank chafed at the restrictions : BE ANGRY, be annoyed, be irritated, fume, be exasperated, be frustrated.

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