English Dictionary
◊ CHAFE
chafe
n 1: soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty
chafe on his knee"
2: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: {annoyance},
{vexation}]
v 1: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: {gall}, {fret}]
2: make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
3: cause friction [syn: {rub}, {fray}, {fret}, {scratch}]
4: warm by rubbing, as with the hands
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN CAFE?
CAFE
["Job Control Languages: MAXIMOP and CAFE", J. Brandon, Proc
BCS Symp on Job Control Languages--Past Present and Future,
NCC, Manchester, England 1974].
(1994-10-28)