- USA Today Crossword
- November 19 2023
- Chafe
Chafe
We have found the following answers matching the query 'Chafe' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. Chafe crossword clue was last seen on November 19 2023 in the popular USA Today Crossword.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher | | 99% | RUB | Chafe | USA Today |
| 20% | RUBRAW | Really chafe | Universal |
Definition
| • | To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper. |
| • | To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground. |
| • | To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body. |
| • | To spread a substance thinly over; to smear. |
| • | To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver. |
| • | To hinder; to cross; to thwart. |
| • | To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost. |
| • | To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore. |
| • | To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world. |
| • | The act of rubbing; friction. |
| • | That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch. |
| • | Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness. |
| • | Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub. |
| • | Imperfection; failing; fault. |
| • | A chance. |
| • | A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone. |
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