chafe /tʃeɪf/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: chaufer 'to warm' , from Latin calefacere , from calere 'to be warm' + facere 'to make' ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] if a part of your body chafes or if something chafes it, it becomes sore because of something rubbing against it:
Wear a T-shirt under your wet suit to stop it chafing.
2 . [intransitive] to feel impatient or annoyed
chafe at/against/under
Some hunters are chafing under the new restrictions.
3 . [transitive] British English to rub part of your body to make it warm