chafe vs touch

chafe and touch both are nouns.

chafe and touch both are verbs.

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

As verbs, touch is a hypernym of chafe; that is, touch is a word with a broader meaning than chafe:

chafe: cause friction
touch: be in direct physical contact with; make contact

Other hypernyms of chafe include adjoin, contact, meet.

chafe (noun)	touch (noun)
anger produced by some annoying irritation	the act of putting two things together with no space between them
soreness and warmth caused by friction	the feel of mechanical action
	a distinguishing style
	the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
	the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
	deftness in handling matters
	the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
	a suggestion of some quality
	a communicative interaction
	the event of something coming in contact with the body
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a slight attack of illness

chafe (verb)	touch (verb)
warm by rubbing, as with the hands	have an effect upon
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading	color lightly
cause friction	comprehend
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	make a more or less disguised reference to
feel extreme irritation or anger	consume
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing	make physical contact with, come in contact with
	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
	tamper with
	cause to be in brief contact with
	affect emotionally
	perceive via the tactile sense
	deal with; usually used with a form of negation
	be relevant to
	to extend as far as
	be equal to in quality or ability

Difference between chafe and touch

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