To make (the skin) raw by or as if by friction

• irritate

  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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• gall

  1. Outrageous insolence; effrontery:
  2. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
  3. Something bitter to endure:

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  1. Outrageous insolence; effrontery:
  2. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
  3. Something bitter to endure:

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• fret

  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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• excoriate

  1. To censure strongly; denounce:
  2. To criticize (something) harshly:
  3. To tear, scrape, or wear off (the skin).

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  1. To censure strongly; denounce:
  2. To criticize (something) harshly:
  3. To tear, scrape, or wear off (the skin).

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• abrade

  1. To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction:
  2. To become worn or scraped by abrasion:

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  1. To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction:
  2. To become worn or scraped by abrasion:

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To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations

• vex

  1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate:
  2. To cause perplexity in; baffle:
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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  1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate:
  2. To cause perplexity in; baffle:
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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• ruffle

  1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.
  2. A ruff on a bird.
  3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface:

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  1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.
  2. A ruff on a bird.
  3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface:

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• rile

  1. To anger or irritate.
  2. To stir up (liquid); roil.

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  1. To anger or irritate.
  2. To stir up (liquid); roil.

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• put out

  1. (baseball) The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
  2. Taking offense; indignant.
  3. To place outside or eject.

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  1. (baseball) The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
  2. Taking offense; indignant.
  3. To place outside or eject.

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• provoke

  1. To incite to anger or resentment:
  2. To stir to action or feeling:
  3. To give rise to; bring about:

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  1. To incite to anger or resentment:
  2. To stir to action or feeling:
  3. To give rise to; bring about:

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• peeve

  1. To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
  2. A vexation; a grievance:
  3. A resentful mood:

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  1. To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
  2. A vexation; a grievance:
  3. A resentful mood:

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• nettle

  1. Any of various plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
  2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
  3. To sting with or as if with a nettle.

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  1. Any of various plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.
  2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
  3. To sting with or as if with a nettle.

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• irritate

  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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• irk

  1. To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.

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  1. To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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• gall

  1. Outrageous insolence; effrontery:
  2. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
  3. Something bitter to endure:

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  1. Outrageous insolence; effrontery:
  2. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
  3. Something bitter to endure:

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• fret

  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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  1. To be vexed or troubled; worry.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To move agitatedly.

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• exasperate

  1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
  2. To increase the gravity or intensity of:

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  1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
  2. To increase the gravity or intensity of:

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• disturb

  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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• bug

  1. An insect having mouthparts used for piercing and sucking, such as an aphid, a bedbug, or a stinkbug.
  2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
  3. A small invertebrate with many legs, such as a spider or a centipede.

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  1. An insect having mouthparts used for piercing and sucking, such as an aphid, a bedbug, or a stinkbug.
  2. An insect of any kind, such as a cockroach or a ladybug.
  3. A small invertebrate with many legs, such as a spider or a centipede.

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• annoy

  1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  2. To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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  1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  2. To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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• aggravate

  1. To make worse or more troublesome:
  2. To annoy or exasperate:

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  1. To make worse or more troublesome:
  2. To annoy or exasperate:

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To worry over trifles

• take on

  1. To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
  2. (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
  3. (idiomatic) To assume responsibility for.

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  1. To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
  2. (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
  3. (idiomatic) To assume responsibility for.

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• pother

  1. A commotion; a disturbance.
  2. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
  3. A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.

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  1. A commotion; a disturbance.
  2. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
  3. A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.

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• fuss

  1. Needlessly nervous or useless activity; commotion:
  2. A state of excessive and unwarranted concern over an unimportant matter:
  3. An objection; a protest:

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  1. Needlessly nervous or useless activity; commotion:
  2. A state of excessive and unwarranted concern over an unimportant matter:
  3. An objection; a protest:

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To rub

• massage

  1. The rubbing or kneading of parts of the body especially to aid circulation, relax the muscles, or provide sensual stimulation.
  2. An act or instance of such rubbing or kneading.
  3. To give a massage to.

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  1. The rubbing or kneading of parts of the body especially to aid circulation, relax the muscles, or provide sensual stimulation.
  2. An act or instance of such rubbing or kneading.
  3. To give a massage to.

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• scrape

  1. To remove (an outer layer, for example) from a surface by forceful strokes of an edged or rough instrument:
  2. To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument.
  3. To rub (a surface) with considerable pressure, as with an edged instrument or a hard object.

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  1. To remove (an outer layer, for example) from a surface by forceful strokes of an edged or rough instrument:
  2. To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument.
  3. To rub (a surface) with considerable pressure, as with an edged instrument or a hard object.

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• grate

  1. To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.
  2. To cause to make a harsh grinding or rasping sound through friction:
  3. To irritate or annoy persistently:

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  1. To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.
  2. To cause to make a harsh grinding or rasping sound through friction:
  3. To irritate or annoy persistently:

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• abrade

  1. To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction:
  2. To become worn or scraped by abrasion:

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  1. To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction:
  2. To become worn or scraped by abrasion:

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To annoy

• harass

  1. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  2. To irritate or torment persistently:
  3. To make repeated attacks or raids on (an enemy, for example).

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  1. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  2. To irritate or torment persistently:
  3. To make repeated attacks or raids on (an enemy, for example).

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• vex

  1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate:
  2. To cause perplexity in; baffle:
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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  1. To irritate, bother, or frustrate:
  2. To cause perplexity in; baffle:
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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• irritate

  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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  1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. To make sore or inflamed:
  3. To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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