Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing.
- noun a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by hot water; a portable grate for coals.
- noun (Naut.) any material used to protect sails, rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to friction.
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- verb Present participle of
chafe . - noun The act by which something is
chafed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
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Examples
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I struggled as best I could, but soon I too was bound in chafing rope and hauled up on deck.
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This chafing is bound to act and react, producing divers evils and leading to various misfortunes.
In a Far Country 2010
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This chafing is bound to act and react, producing divers evils and leading to various misfortunes.
“The Kipling of the Klondike”: Naturalism in London's Early Fiction 2010
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My neck muscles have only grown a bit sore from blowing my nose and the chafing from the rough toilet paper is already starting to heal.
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This chafing is bound to act and react, producing divers evils and leading to various misfortunes.
In a Far Country 2010
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This chafing is bound to act and react, producing divers evils and leading to various misfortunes.
In a Far Country 1900
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Live fuel, hoisted in chafing dishes at the end of long poles, and being seen at a great distance, serves, by the smoke in the daytime and the light at night, as a better signal for march than the sound of
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Her jeans, waist-baring low-riders, were rolled up just beyond her calves until Michael (our serene and tan guide for the day) mentioned she might want to roll them back down to avoid "chafing" - the kind of advice you don't ignore.
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Her jeans, waist-baring low-riders, were rolled up just beyond her calves until Michael (our serene and tan guide for the day) mentioned she might want to roll them back down to avoid "chafing" - the kind of advice you don't ignore.
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Her jeans, waist-baring low-riders, were rolled up just beyond her calves until Michael (our serene and tan guide for the day) mentioned she might want to roll them back down to avoid "chafing" - the kind of advice you don't ignore.
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