| Definitions of 'fray' |
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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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| Definitions of 'fray' |
Webster 1913 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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