Definition of chafe

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Chafe (v. i.) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

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Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Rubbed or worn away; chafed.
Chafer :: Chafer (n.) One who chafes.
Galling :: Galling (a.) Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.
Froterer :: Froterer (n.) One who frotes; one who rubs or chafes.
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub..
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Heat excited by friction.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
Chafeweed :: Chafeweed (n.) The cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing..
Chafer :: Chafer (n.) A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan..
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges..
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..
Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable..
Enchafe :: Enchafe (v. t.) To chafe; to enrage; to heat.
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 (v. i.) To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes..
Chafed :: Chafed (imp. & p. p.) of Chaf.
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..
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