The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - chafe v.

1) rub, warm (up) , heat (up) : I took the chill off my hands by chafing them a bit. 2) rub, abrade, fret, gall, irritate, make sore: The skin is very tender where it was chafed. 3) fume, rage, seethe; ruffle, vex, fret, irritate: I chafed in impotent rage and exasperation at the ridiculous regulations. To chafe and vex me is a part of her nature. --n. 4) sore, abrasion, bruise, soreness, irritation: The saddle caused a chafe on the inside of my thigh.