Definition of chafe

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

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Frote :: Frote (v. t.) To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe.
Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.
Cockchafer :: Cockchafer (n.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle..
Chafed :: Chafed (imp. & p. p.) of Chaf.
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..
Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Injury or wear caused by friction.
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..
Enchafe :: Enchafe (v. t.) To chafe; to enrage; to heat.
Emboil :: Emboil (v. t.) To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe.
Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
Chafer :: Chafer (n.) A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan..
Chafeweed :: Chafeweed (n.) The cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing..
Dumbledor :: Dumbledor (n.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer..
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
Chafery :: Chafery (v. t.) An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars..
Fray :: Fray (n.) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing..
Chide :: Chide (v. i.) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
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..
Exulcerate :: Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
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