Definition
| • | To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. |
| • | To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. |
| • | To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable. |
| • | To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. |
| • | To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes. |
| • | To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated. |
| • | Heat excited by friction. |
| • | Injury or wear caused by friction. |
| • | Vexation; irritation of mind; rage. |
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