chafed

 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  chafed 
 
  The  adj  chafed  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  chafed,  galled  --  (painful  from  having  the  skin  abraded) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  chafed 
 
  1  sense  of  chafed 
 
  Sense  1 
  chafed,  galled 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  painful)  ->  painless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  chafed 
 
  1  sense  of  chafed 
 
  Sense  1 
  chafed,  galled 
  =>  painful  (vs.  painless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  chafed 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  chafed 
 
  chafed  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  chafed 
  chafed 
 
  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) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  chafed 
 
  The  adj  chafed  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  chafed,  galled  --  (painful  from  having  the  skin  abraded) 

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