Chafe — Defs

01 v. t. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

imp. & p. p. Chafed; p pr. & vb. n. Chafing

1.
To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
“To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin.” — Spenser.
2.
To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
“Her intercession chafed him.” — Shak.
3.
To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
“Two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to prevent its being chafed.” — Sir W. Scott.

Syn. To rub; fret; gall; vex; excite; inflame.

02 v. i. To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

1.
To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
“Made its great boughs chafe together.” — Longfellow.

“The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores.” — Shak.
2.
To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
3.
To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
“He will chafe at the doctor's marrying my daughter.” — Shak.

03 n. Heat excited by friction.

1.
Heat excited by friction.
2.
Injury or wear caused by friction.
3.
Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
“The cardinal in a chafe sent for him to Whitehall.” — Camden.