chafe

chafe has 17 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• v. t.. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
• v. t.. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
• v. t.. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
• v. i.. To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
• v. i.. To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
• v. i.. To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
• n.. Heat excited by friction.
• n.. Injury or wear caused by friction.
• n.. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
• n.. anger produced by some annoying irritation
• n.. soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
• v.. warm by rubbing, as with the hands