Dictionary Entry
chafe
chafe is a 5-letter English word with 17 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 13 · 17 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
- 2transitive verb
To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
- 3transitive verb
To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
- 4intransitive verb
To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
- 5intransitive verb
To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
- 6intransitive verb
To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
- 7noun
Heat excited by friction.
- 8noun
Injury or wear caused by friction.
- 9noun
Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
- 10noun
anger produced by some annoying irritation
- 11noun
soreness and warmth caused by friction
"he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
- 12verb
warm by rubbing, as with the hands
- 13verb
cause friction
"my sweater scratches"
- 14verb
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
"This leash chafes the dog's neck"
Synonyms
- 15verb
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"
- 16verb
feel extreme irritation or anger
"He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
- 17verb
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
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