meaning of chafes
1. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
4. To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
5. To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
6. To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
7. Heat excited by friction.
8. Injury or wear caused by friction.
9. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
10. anger produced by some annoying irritation
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