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    chafe - Dictionary definition and meaning for word chafe

    Definition
    (noun) soreness and warmth caused by friction
    Example Sentence
    • he had a nasty chafe on his knee
    Definition
    (noun) anger produced by some annoying irritation
    Synonyms : annoyance , vexation
    Definition
    (verb) become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
    Synonyms : fret , gall
    Definition
    (verb) feel extreme irritation or anger
    Example Sentence
    • He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation
    Definition
    (verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
    Synonyms : annoy , bother , devil , get at , get to , gravel , irritate , nark , nettle , rag , rile , vex
    Example Sentence
    • Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
    • It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
    Definition
    (verb) tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
    Synonyms : excoriate
    Example Sentence
    • This leash chafes the dog's neck
    Definition
    (verb) cause friction
    Synonyms : fray , fret , rub , scratch
    Example Sentence
    • my sweater scratches
    Definition
    (verb) warm by rubbing, as with the hands
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for chafe

the word resembles cafe- cafe is a place where u can see lovers rubbing each others hands, to make things warm and sore..lol..

sounds like cafe....cafe is always hot..and if its in a china cup it gets hotter by rubbing.

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pronounced as cheyf whch rhymes with kaif....mohammad CHAFE (kaif) always keeps is hand WARM BY RUBBING against each other

chei rub chesthey hot avthunthi

CHAFF GRANADE U NEED TO RUB IT & PULL ITS STRING TO MAKE IT HOT & THEN U THROW IT >>> CHAFE

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