Definition of chafe

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Chafe (n.) Injury or wear caused by friction.

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Chafed :: Chafed (imp. & p. p.) of Chaf.
Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Rubbed or worn away; chafed.
Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
Galling :: Galling (a.) Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
Cockchafer :: Cockchafer (n.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
Phyllophagan :: Phyllophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants, as the chafers..
Chafewax :: Chafewax (n.) Alt. of Chaffwa.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear 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. 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..
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Heat excited by friction.
Dumbledor :: Dumbledor (n.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer..
Enchafe :: Enchafe (v. t.) To chafe; to enrage; to heat.
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub..
Chide :: Chide (v. i.) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
Chafer :: Chafer (n.) A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer..
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