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chafe vs contact

contact vs chafe

chafe and contact both are nouns.

chafe and contact both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chafe Yes No Yes No
contact Yes No Yes No
As verbs, contact is a hypernym of chafe; that is, contact is a word with a broader meaning than chafe:
  • chafe: cause friction
  • contact: be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Other hypernyms of chafe include adjoin, meet, touch.
chafe (noun) contact (noun)
anger produced by some annoying irritation the act of touching physically
soreness and warmth caused by friction close interaction
(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
a channel for communication between groups
a communicative interaction
the physical coming together of two or more things
a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
chafe (verb) contact (verb)
warm by rubbing, as with the hands be in or establish communication with
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading be in direct physical contact with; make contact
cause friction
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
feel extreme irritation or anger
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
Difference between chafe and contact

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