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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chafe \Chafe\, v. i.
     To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by
     friction.
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           Made its great boughs chafe together.    --Longfellow.
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           The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. --Shak.
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     2. To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
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     3. To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be
        irritated. --Spenser.
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              He will chafe at the doctor's marrying my daughter.
                                                    --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chafe \Chafe\, n.
     1. Heat excited by friction.
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     2. Injury or wear caused by friction.
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     3. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
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              The cardinal in a chafe sent for him to Whitehall.
                                                    --Camden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chafe \Chafe\ (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chafed
     (ch[=a]ft); p pr. & vb. n. Chafing.] [OE. chaufen to warm,
     OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to
     make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See
     Caldron.]
     1. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to
        stimulate and make warm.
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              To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
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              Her intercession chafed him.          --Shak.
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     3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
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              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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chafe \Chafe\, n.
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chafe \Chafe\ (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chafed
     (ch[=a]ft); p pr. & vb. n. Chafing.] [OE. chaufen to warm,
     OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to
     make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See
     Caldron.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chafe \Chafe\, v. i.
     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. --Spenser.
  
              He will chafe at the doctor's marrying my daughter.
                                                    --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  chafe
       n 1: soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty
            chafe on his knee"
       2: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: annoyance,
           vexation]
       v 1: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: gall, fret]
       2: feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her
          suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a
          vacation"
       3: 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" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get
          at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
           devil]
       4: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This
          leash chafes the dog's neck" [syn: excoriate]
       5: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: rub, fray,
          fret, scratch]
       6: warm by rubbing, as with the hands

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chafe
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 φθείρω-γδέρνω λόγω τριβής
     2 θερμαίνω ή ξεμουδιάζω μέσω τριβής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chafe
     n.
     1 heat excited by friction.
     2 Injury or wear caused by friction.
     3 vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
     4 (lb en archaic) An expression of opinionated conflict.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order
  to stimulate and make warm.
     2 (lb en transitive) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to
  irritate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by
  rubbing; to wear by friction.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To be worn by rubbing.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to
  fret; to be irritated.
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: chafar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  chafe
     n.
     1 heat excited by friction.
     2 Injury or wear caused by friction.
     3 vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
     4 (lb en archaic) An expression of opinionated conflict.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order
  to stimulate and make warm.
     2 (lb en transitive) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to
  irritate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by
  rubbing; to wear by friction.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To be worn by rubbing.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to
  fret; to be irritated.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  chafe
     n.
     1 heat excited by friction.
     2 Injury or wear caused by friction.
     3 vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
     4 (lb en archaic) An expression of opinionated conflict.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order
  to stimulate and make warm.
     2 (lb en transitive) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to
  irritate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by
  rubbing; to wear by friction.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To be worn by rubbing.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to
  fret; to be irritated.
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: chafar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  chafe
     n.
     1 heat excited by friction.
     2 Injury or wear caused by friction.
     3 vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
     4 (lb en archaic) An expression of opinionated conflict.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order
  to stimulate and make warm.
     2 (lb en transitive) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to
  irritate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by
  rubbing; to wear by friction.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To be worn by rubbing.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to
  fret; to be irritated.
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: chafar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chafe
     Englanti n.
     hankauma
     Englanti vb.
     hangata

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Chafe /tʃˈeɪf/
  الإنزعاج

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  chafe //t͡ʃeɪf// 
  1. ожулване, протриване
  injury or wear caused by friction
  2. раздразнение
  vexation; irritation of mind; rage

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  chafe //t͡ʃeɪf// 
  1. горещя, дразня
  to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated
  2. протривам 2.
  to be worn by rubbing
   3.
  to fret and wear by rubbing
  3. дразня
  to excite passion or anger in
  4. трия, търкам
  to rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction