Definition of chafe

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Chafe (v. i.) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

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Exulcerate :: Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes..
Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Heat excited 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..
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
Fray :: Fray (n.) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing..
Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Rubbed or worn away; chafed.
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges..
Froterer :: Froterer (n.) One who frotes; one who rubs or chafes.
Enchafe :: Enchafe (v. t.) To chafe; to enrage; to heat.
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
Dumbledor :: Dumbledor (n.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable..
Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Injury or wear caused by friction.
Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
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..
Chafeweed :: Chafeweed (n.) The cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing..
Galling :: Galling (a.) Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.
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