Definition of chafe

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Chafe (v. t.) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

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Fray :: Fray (n.) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing..
Gall :: Gall (v. t.) To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable..
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Heat excited by friction.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
Phyllophagan :: Phyllophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants, as the chafers..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
Exulcerate :: Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
Cockchafer :: Cockchafer (n.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle..
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub..
Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
Frote :: Frote (v. t.) To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe.
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
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..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
Chafeweed :: Chafeweed (n.) The cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing..
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Injury or wear caused by friction.
Chafery :: Chafery (v. t.) An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars..
Chide :: Chide (v. i.) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
Emboil :: Emboil (v. t.) To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe.
Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.
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