noun
Heat excited by friction.
Injury or wear caused by friction.
(archaic, countable, uncountable) Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
verb
(transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
(transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
(transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing.
(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
(intransitive) To be worn by rubbing.
(intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.