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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.

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

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

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