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chafe definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb chafe 1 of 6 senses of chafe Sense 3 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => get => eat into fret, rankle, grate => peeve => ruffle => fret => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate => antagonize, antagonise Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb chafe 1 of 6 senses of chafe Sense 3 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => get => eat into fret, rankle, grate => peeve => ruffle => fret => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => nettle, needle, goad => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate => madden => hamstring => tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer => persecute, oppress, harass => purge => haze => antagonize, antagonise Entailment of verb chafe Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb chafe 6 senses of chafe Sense 1 chafe, gall, fret => irritate Sense 2 chafe => feel experience Sense 3 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => displease Sense 4 chafe => abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down rub off Sense 5 rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch => touch, adjoin, meet contact Sense 6 chafe => warm Familiarity of verb chafe chafe used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb chafe Sense 2 chafe => feel experience Sense 3 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => displease -------------- Sense 1 chafe, gall, fret => irritate -------------- Sense 4 chafe => abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down rub off -------------- Sense 5 rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch => touch, adjoin, meet contact -------------- Sense 6 chafe => warm -------------- Grep of noun chafe chafe chafeweed Overview of noun chafe The noun chafe has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. chafe -- (soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee") 2. annoyance, chafe, vexation -- (anger produced by some annoying irritation) Overview of verb chafe The verb chafe has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) chafe, gall, fret -- (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing) 2. chafe -- (feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation") 3. annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (cause annoyance in disturb, esp. by minor irritations: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves") 4. chafe -- (make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck") 5. rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch -- (cause friction; "my sweater scratches") 6. chafe -- (warm by rubbing, as with the hands) Grep of adj chafe chafed Overview of noun chafe The noun chafe has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. chafe -- (soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee") 2. annoyance, chafe, vexation -- (anger produced by some annoying irritation) Overview of verb chafe The verb chafe has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) chafe, gall, fret -- (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing) 2. chafe -- (feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation") 3. annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (cause annoyance in disturb, esp. by minor irritations: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves") 4. chafe -- (make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck") 5. rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch -- (cause friction; "my sweater scratches") 6. chafe -- (warm by rubbing, as with the hands)
chafe definition
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