chafe
/tʃeɪf/
noun
- 1
Heat excited by friction.
- 2
Injury or wear caused by friction.
- 3
Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
- 4
An expression of opinionated conflict.
verb
- 1
To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
- 2
To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
- 3
To fret and wear by rubbing.
“to chafe a cable”
- 4
To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
- 5
To be worn by rubbing.
“A cable chafes.”
- 6
To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
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