chafe

  1. Noun.  Heat excited by friction.
  2. Noun.  Injury or wear caused by friction.
  3. Noun.  Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
  8. Verb.  (intransitive) To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
  9. Verb.  (intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

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