Definition of chafe

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Chafe (v. t.) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

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Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges..
Chafeweed :: Chafeweed (n.) The cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing..
Enchafe :: Enchafe (v. t.) To chafe; to enrage; to heat.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
Chafer :: Chafer (n.) A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer..
Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship..
Exulcerate :: Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.
Dumbledor :: Dumbledor (n.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer..
Chide :: Chide (v. i.) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub..
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Injury or wear caused by friction.
Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
Cockchafer :: Cockchafer (n.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle..
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable..
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