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Yes, chafe is playable

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"Chafe" Definition

noun

Annoyance; vexation.
Warmth, wear, or soreness produced by friction.
A state of vexation .
Injury or wear caused by friction.

verb-transitive

To annoy; vex.
To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.
To wear away or irritate by rubbing.

verb-intransitive

To become worn or sore from rubbing.
To feel irritated or impatient: chafed at the delay.
To rub and cause irritation or friction: The high collar chafed against my neck.

verb

To warm by rubbing especially with the hands.
To rub so as to wear away .
To make sore by or as if by rubbing.
To feel irritation, discontent, or impatience .
To rub and thereby cause wear or irritation.

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