"chafe" meaning in English

See chafe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃeɪf/ [US] Audio: en-us-chafe.ogg [US] Forms: chafe [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Chafe is the wear or damage caused by friction.
    Sense id: simple-chafe-en-noun-vadX4UXF

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃeɪf/ [US] Audio: en-us-chafe.ogg [US] Forms: chafe [canonical], chafes [third-person, singular], chafed [past], chafed [past, participle], chafing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|chaf|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you chafe a cable, you wear or damage it by rubbing.
    Sense id: simple-chafe-en-verb-Rj1XXyet
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