| chafe | |
| 1. n. Heat excited by friction. | |
| 2. n. Injury or wear caused by friction. | |
| 3. n. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage. | |
| 4. n. (archaic) An expression of opinionated conflict. | |
| 5. v. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. | |
| 6. v. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. | |
| 7. v. To fret and wear by rubbing. | |
| to chafe a cable | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. | |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To be worn by rubbing. | |
| A cable chafes. | |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated. | |
