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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Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Heat excited by friction.
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..
Chafery :: Chafery (v. t.) An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars..
Exulcerate :: Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.
Chafed :: Chafed (imp. & p. p.) of Chaf.
Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Injury or wear caused by friction.
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..
Froterer :: Froterer (n.) One who frotes; one who rubs or chafes.
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..
Galling :: Galling (a.) Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
Chafer :: Chafer (n.) A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan..
Phyllophagan :: Phyllophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants, as the chafers..
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub..
Fray :: Fray (n.) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
Frote :: Frote (v. t.) To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe.
Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
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