chafe vs provoke

chafe is a noun but provoke is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chafe	Yes	No	Yes	No
provoke	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, provoke is a hyponym of chafe; that is, provoke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chafe:

chafe (noun)	provoke (noun)
anger produced by some annoying irritation
soreness and warmth caused by friction

chafe (verb)	provoke (verb)
warm by rubbing, as with the hands	provide the needed stimulus for
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading	evoke or provoke to appear or occur
cause friction	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	annoy continually or chronically
feel extreme irritation or anger
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing