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1. (n.) fray
a fight; skirmish; conflict.
2. fray
a noisy quarrel or debate.
3. fray
Archaic. fright.
4. (v.t.) fray
Archaic. to frighten.
5. (v.t.) fray
to wear (material) into loose threads at the edge or end:
to fray a cuff.
6. fray
to wear out by rubbing.
7. fray
to cause strain on:
The argument frayed their nerves.
8. (v.i.) fray
to become frayed:
sweaters frayed at the elbows.
9. (n.) fray
a frayed part.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < OF frayer,freiier to rub < L fricāre)
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| Definition of 'Fray' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
a noisy fight
2. (verb) fray, frazzle
wear away by rubbing
"The friction frayed the sleeve"
3. (verb) rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
cause friction
"my sweater scratches"
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| Definition of 'Fray' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Fray
affray; broil; contest; combat
2. (noun) Fray
a fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing
3. (verb) Fray
to frighten; to terrify; to alarm
4. (verb) Fray
to bear the expense of; to defray
5. (verb) Fray
to rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head
6. (verb) Fray
to rub
7. (verb) Fray
to wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly
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Sense: (of cloth, rope etc) to make or become worn at the ends or edges, so that the threads or fibres come loose
This material frays easily.
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 Afrikaans: rafel |
 Arabic: يَنْسِلُ |
 Bulgarian: оръфвам |
 Brazilian: puir |
 Czech: třepit se |
 German: ausfransen |
 Danish: slide |
 Greek: ξεφτίζω |
 Spanish: deshilacharse, raerse |
 Estonian: narmastama, narmendama ha |
 Farsi: ساییده شدن |
 Finnish: rispaantua |
 French: (s')effilocher |
 Hebrew: לְהִתבַּלוֹת |
 Hindi: उघड़ना |
 Croatian: izlizati, istrošiti |
 Hungarian: kirojtosodik |
 Indonesian: berumbai |
 Icelandic: trosna; valda trosnun |
 Italian: consumarsi, sfilacciarsi |
 Japanese: すり切らす |
 Korean: (의류 따위를) 닳아빠지게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: brigzti, spurti |
 Latvian: nodriskāt; (par audumu, d |
 Malay: berumbai |
 Dutch: rafelen |
 Norwegian: slite så det blir tjafset |
 Polish: strzępić się |
 Persian: ساییده شدن |
 Pashto: شخړه، جكړه، جنجال |
 Portuguese: puir |
 Romanian: a se roade; a se uza |
 Russian: протираться |
 Slovak: strapkať sa |
 Slovenian: cefrati (se) |
 Serbian: iskrzati se |
 Swedish: nöta, bli nött, göra (bli |
 Thai: หลุดลุ่ย |
 Turkish: yıpranıp tel tel olmak |
 Taiwanese: 磨損 |
 Ukrainian: протирати(ся) |
 Urdu: کپڑوں کے کناروں کا گھس جا |
 Vietnamese: bị cọ sờn; bị cọ xơ |
 Chinese: 磨损 |
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