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fray
1[ frey ]
noun
- a fight, battle, or skirmish.
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- a competition or contest, especially in sports.
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- a noisy quarrel or brawl.
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- Archaic. fright.
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to frighten.
verb (used without object)
- Archaic. to fight or brawl.
fray
2[ frey ]
verb (used with object)
- to wear (cloth, rope, etc.) to loose, raveled threads or fibers at the edge or end; cause to ravel out:
Our old washing machine frayed all of our towels.
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- to wear by rubbing (sometimes followed by through ).
- to cause strain on (something); upset; discompose:
All that arguing is fraying my nerves.
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- to rub.
verb (used without object)
- to wear into loose, raveled threads or fibers, as cloth; ravel out:
My sweater frayed at the elbows.
- to become strained or stressed:
Jealousy could be a sign that your relationship is fraying.
- to rub against something:
tall grass fraying against my knees.
noun
- a raveled or worn part, as in cloth:
frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
fray
1/ ´Ú°ù±ðɪ /
noun
- a noisy quarrel
- a fight or brawl
- an archaic word for fright
verb
- tr to frighten
fray
2/ ´Ú°ù±ðɪ /
verb
- to wear or cause to wear away into tatters or loose threads, esp at an edge or end
- to make or become strained or irritated
- to rub or chafe (another object) or (of two objects) to rub against one another
noun
- a frayed place, as in cloth
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- frayed adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of fray1
Origin of fray2
Idioms and Phrases
see enter the lists (fray) .Example Sentences
"Once greed and secrets take hold, the fabric of any society, including a family, begins to fray," he adds.
Yet even as they were rewriting the rules of pop music, the dynamic between the two began to fray, especially after the death of their manager Brian Epstein.
UN peacekeepers are there trying to safeguard a peace deal that is fraying at the edges, with warnings the world's newest country is about to plunge into another civil war.
In some cases, it’s all internalized; they’re so into being “above the fray†that they’re unwilling to render judgments that might alienate Trump and his voters and subject them to accusations of having “taken sides.â€
We were promised lower bills, better infrastructure, less red tape and investment in a system fraying at the edges.
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