Definition of chafe

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Chafe (v. i.) To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes..

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Enchafe :: Enchafe (v. t.) To chafe; to enrage; to heat.
Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
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 rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
Rub :: Rub (v. i.) To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore..
Exulcerate :: Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Heat excited by friction.
Froterer :: Froterer (n.) One who frotes; one who rubs or chafes.
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Injury or wear caused 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..
Emboil :: Emboil (v. t.) To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe.
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..
Chide :: Chide (v. i.) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
Galling :: Galling (a.) Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.
Frote :: Frote (v. t.) To rub or wear by rubbing; 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..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes..
Dumbledor :: Dumbledor (n.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer..
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub..
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
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