chafe

About 0.38 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Heat excited by friction.
2. noun Injury or wear caused by friction.
3. noun Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
4. verb To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
5. verb To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
6. verb To fret and wear by rubbing.

   to chafe a cable

7. verb To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
8. verb To be worn by rubbing.

   A cable chafes.

Similar words

scratch rub fret fray vexation annoyance gall abrade fume irritate

Often followed by

at under and the against in of his her

Word family

chafed chafes chafing