chafe

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

chafe (chāf)v. chafed, chaf·ing, chafesv. tr.
1. To wear away or irritate by rubbing.
2. To annoy; vex.
3. To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.v. intr.
1. To rub and cause irritation or friction:
The high collar chafed against my neck.
2. To become worn or sore from rubbing.
3. To feel irritated or impatient:
chafed at the delay.n.
1. Warmth, wear, or soreness produced by friction.
2. Annoyance; vexation. [Middle English chafen, from Old French chaufer, to warm, from Vulgar Latin *calefāre, alteration of Latin calefacere: calēre, to be warm; See kelə-¹ in Indo-European Roots + facere, to make; See dhē- in Indo-European Roots.] 
Synonyms: chafe, abrade, excoriate, fret¹, gall
² These verbs mean to wear down or rub away a surface by or as if by scraping: chafed my skin; water abrading the canyon walls; metal bristles that excoriated her scalp; rope that fretted a groove in the post; stone steps galled by years of heavy use.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  annoyance, vexation, rub, fray, fret, scratch, excoriate, gall