Chafe means to warm by rubbing or to make sore by rubbing, but can also be used metaphorically for mental or emotional irritation.
Chafe bedeutet, durch Reiben zu wärmen oder wund zu reiben, kann aber auch metaphorisch für geistige oder emotionale Reibung verwendet werden.
| Word | chafe |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | V. |
| Definition | warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing). |
| Sentence | Chilled, he chafed his hands before the fire. The collar of his school uniform chafed Tom's neck, but not as much as the school's strict rules chafed his spirit. |
| Related Words | also N. |
Tags: psat
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