The noun chafe has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. chafe -- (soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee")
2. annoyance, chafe, vexation -- (anger produced by some annoying irritation)
Overview of verb chafe
The verb chafe has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) chafe, gall, fret -- (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing)
2. chafe -- (feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation")
3. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves")
4. chafe, excoriate -- (tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck")