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chafe
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[ verb ] become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Let him chafe with_impatience to see Charles , rip open the note with trembling hands and read the formal report in Hillman 's beautiful , schoolmaster 's hand . |
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[ noun ] (medicine) soreness and warmth caused by friction
Examples "he had a nasty chafe on his knee" Related terms |
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[ verb ] warm by rubbing, as with the hands
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[ verb ] cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations
Examples : "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me" "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
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[ noun ] anger produced by some annoying irritation
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