Definition of chafe

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of chafe is as below...

Chafe (v. t.) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable..

Lern More About Chafe

Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
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. i.) To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
Worry :: Worry (v. i.) To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries..
Dumbledor :: Dumbledor (n.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer..
Exulcerate :: Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
Frote :: Frote (v. t.) To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe.
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Heat excited by friction.
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges..
Chafery :: Chafery (v. t.) An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars..
Enchafe :: Enchafe (v. t.) To chafe; to enrage; to heat.
Phyllophagan :: Phyllophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants, as the chafers..
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..
Emboil :: Emboil (v. t.) To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe.
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Injury or wear caused by friction.
Chafer :: Chafer (n.) A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan..
Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us