1 [mass noun] wear or damage caused by rubbing:to prevent chafe the ropes should lie flat
2 archaic a state of annoyance:into what an unprofitable chafe you have put yourself!
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Universal
1(with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something: [with object]:the collar chafed his neck [no object]:her arms chafed where the rope bit into them
[no object] (of an object) rub abrasively against another:the grommet stops the cable chafing on the metal
2 [with object] rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation:I chafed her feet and wrapped the blanket round her
3become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience: [no object]:the bank chafed at the restrictions imposed upon it [with object]:it chafed him to be confined like this
