'Chafing' definitions:
Definition of 'chafing'
(from WordNet)
noun
Soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
Definition of 'Chafing'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. [1913 Webster]
- Her intercession chafed him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Chafing'
From: GCIDE
- Chafing \Chaf"ing\, n. [See Chafe, v. t.] The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing. [1913 Webster]
- Chafing dish, 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.
- Chafing gear (Naut.), any material used to protect sails, rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to friction. [1913 Webster]