The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chafe \Chafe\, v. i.
   To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by
   friction.
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         Made its great boughs chafe together.    --Longfellow.
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         The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. --Shak.
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   2. To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
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   3. To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be
      irritated. --Spenser.
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            He will chafe at the doctor's marrying my daughter.
                                                  --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chafe \Chafe\ (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chafed
   (ch[=a]ft); p pr. & vb. n. Chafing.] [OE. chaufen to warm,
   OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to
   make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See
   Caldron.]
   1. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to
      stimulate and make warm.
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            To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin.
                                                  --Spenser.
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   2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
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            Her intercession chafed him.          --Shak.
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   3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
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            Two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to
            prevent its being chafed.             --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   Syn: To rub; fret; gall; vex; excite; inflame.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chafe \Chafe\, n.
   1. Heat excited by friction.
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   2. Injury or wear caused by friction.
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   3. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
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            The cardinal in a chafe sent for him to Whitehall.
                                                  --Camden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chafe
    n 1: soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty
         chafe on his knee"
    2: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: annoyance,
       chafe, vexation]
    v 1: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: chafe,
         gall, fret]
    2: feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her
       suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
    3: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
       "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It
       irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
       [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at,
       irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
       chafe, devil]
    4: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This
       leash chafes the dog's neck" [syn: chafe, excoriate]
    5: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: rub, fray,
       fret, chafe, scratch]
    6: warm by rubbing, as with the hands