chafe
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
to tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
Framework senses
- §1
- to warm by rubbing, as with the hands
- §2
- to cause friction
- §3
- to tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
- §4
- to cause annoyance in
- §5
- to feel extreme irritation or anger
- §6
- to become or make sore by or as if by rubbing