CHAFE
\t͡ʃˈe͡ɪf], \tʃˈeɪf], \tʃ_ˈeɪ_f]\
Definitions of CHAFE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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anger produced by some annoying irritation
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soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
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feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
By Princeton University
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anger produced by some annoying irritation
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soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
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feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
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To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
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To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
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To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
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To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
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To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
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Heat excited by friction.
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Injury or wear caused by friction.
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Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
By Oddity Software
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To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
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To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
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To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
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To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
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To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
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To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
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Heat excited by friction.
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Injury or wear caused by friction.
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Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
By Noah Webster.
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To make warm by friction; to wear away or make sore by rubbing; to anger; annoy; fret; irritate.
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To rub; move, as one body on or against another, causing friction; to be vexed.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To make hot by rubbing: to fret or wear by rubbing: to cause to fret or rage.
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To fret or rage.
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Heat caused by rubbing: rage: passion.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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