Definition of chafe Chafe
/ʧejˈf/ - [cheyf] - chafe
We found 30 definitions of chafe from 7 different sources.
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What does chafe mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: chaves |
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| chafe - soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee" | ||
| soreness, rawness, tenderness a chilly dampness; "the rawness of the midnight air" | ||
| chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation | ||
| annoyance, vexation | ||
| ire, anger, choler a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance | ||
| pique, temper, irritation tightly woven fabric with raised cords | ||
| frustration an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts | ||
| exasperation, aggravation actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) | ||
| harassment, torment the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | ||
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| chafe - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing | ||
| gall, fret | ||
| irritate excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" | ||
| chafe - tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck" | ||
| excoriate | ||
| abrase, corrade, rub off, abrade, rub down wear away | ||
| chafe - warm by rubbing, as with the hands | ||
| warm make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you" | ||
| chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" | ||
| experience, feel go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" | ||
| chafe - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | ||
| annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, devil | ||
| displease give displeasure to | ||
| get under one's skin, get cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" | ||
| eat into, rankle, grate, fret gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" | ||
| chafe warm by rubbing, as with the hands | ||
| peeve cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful | ||
| ruffle pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric" | ||
| fret wear away or erode | ||
| chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, hassle, harass, plague, harry, molest, beset, provoke exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy" | ||
| antagonise, antagonize provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" | ||
| chafe - cause friction; "my sweater scratches" | ||
| rub, fray, fret, scratch | ||
| contact, adjoin, meet, touch attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- chafe (Noun)
Heat excited by friction. - chafe (Noun)
Injury or wear caused by friction. - chafe (Noun)
Vexation; irritation of mind; rage. - chafe (Verb)
To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. - chafe (Verb)
To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. - chafe (Verb)
To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable. - chafe (Verb)
To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. - chafe (Verb)
To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes. - chafe (Verb)
To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chafe (v. t.)
To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. - chafe (v. t.)
To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. - chafe (v. t.)
To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable. - chafe (v. i.)
To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. - chafe (v. i.)
To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes. - chafe (v. i.)
To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated. - chafe (n.)
Heat excited by friction. - chafe (n.)
Injury or wear caused by friction. - chafe (n.)
Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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chafe
To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chafe
chāf, v.t. to make hot by rubbing: to fret or wear by rubbing: to cause to fret or rage (with against, at).—v.i. to fret or rage.—n. heat caused by rubbing: rage: passion.—ns. Chaf′er (obs.), a chafing-dish, a saucepan; Chaf′ing-dish, a dish or vessel in which anything is made hot: a kind of portable grate; Chaf′ing-gear, mats, spun-yarn, battens, &c., put upon the rigging and spars of a ship to prevent their being chafed. [Fr. chauffer—L. calefacĕre—calēre, to be hot, and facĕre, to make.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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chafe
To rub or fret the surface of a cable, mast, or yard, by the motion of the ship or otherwise, against anything that is too hard for it.--Chafing-gear, is the stuff put upon the rigging and spars to prevent their being chafed.
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