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- DictionaryChafe/CHāf/
verb
- 1. (of something restrictive or too tight) make (a part of the body) sore by rubbing against it: "the collar chafed his neck"
- 2. rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation: "I chafed her feet and wrapped the blanket around her"
noun
- 1. wear or damage caused by rubbing: "to prevent chafe the ropes should lie flat"
- 2. a state of annoyance: archaic "into what an unprofitable chafe you have put yourself!"