1. (noun) chafe
soreness and warmth caused by friction
Synonyms: annoyance, vexation
2. (verb) annoyance, chafe, vexation
anger produced by some annoying irritation
Synonyms: annoying, pain, worry, pain in the neck, concern, chafe, pain in the ass, infliction, bother, irritation, annoyance, headache, vexation, botheration, aggravator
3. (verb) chafe, gall, fret
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
Synonyms: eat into, get at, rile, rankle, devil, irk, nettle, fret, gag, vex, excoriate, irritate, chafe, erode, eat away, scratch, bother, annoy, fuss, fray, gall, choke, niggle, rag, nark, grate, get to, rub, gravel
4. (verb) chafe
feel extreme irritation or anger
Synonyms: get at, rile, devil, nettle, fret, vex, excoriate, irritate, scratch, bother, annoy, fray, gall, rag, nark, get to, rub, gravel
5. (verb) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Synonyms: nark, dumbfound, get at, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, devil, get to, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, nettle, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus
6. (verb) chafe, excoriate
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
Synonyms: get at, rile, devil, nettle, objurgate, fret, vex, excoriate, irritate, decry, scratch, bother, annoy, reprobate, fray, condemn, gall, rag, nark, chafe, get to, rub, gravel
7. (verb) rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
cause friction
Synonyms: fuss, eat into, itch, excise, gag, choke, scratch up, nark, erode, fret, excoriate, bother, rile, scrub, gravel, strike, rub, inscribe, rankle, get to, eat away, come up, scrape up, scrape, cancel, nettle, gall, call off, chafe, get at, engrave, scratch, irritate, annoy, frazzle, niggle, rag, expunge, vex, grate, fray, devil, grave
8. (verb) chafe
warm by rubbing, as with the hands
Synonyms: get at, rile, devil, nettle, fret, vex, excoriate, irritate, scratch, bother, annoy, fray, gall, rag, nark, get to, rub, gravel
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