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chafe

noun
  1. anger produced by some annoying irritation
    annoyance
  2. soreness and warmth caused by friction
    “They had a nasty chafe on their knee.”
verb
  1. to warm by rubbing, as with the hands
  2. to cause friction
    “My clothes are chafing.”
    rub
  3. to tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
    “This leash chafes the dog's neck.”
    excoriate
  4. to cause annoyance in
    rag
  5. to feel extreme irritation or anger
  6. to become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
    “My neck chafed from the new jumper.”
    fret