Definitions for FRAY
freɪfray

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. affray, disturbance, fray, ruffleverb

   a noisy fight

2. fray, frazzleverb

   wear away by rubbing

   "The friction frayed the sleeve"

3. rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratchverb

   cause friction

   "my sweater scratches"

GCIDERate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fraynoun

   An angry quarrel; an affray; contest; combat; broil.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fraynoun

   Affray; broil; contest; combat; brawl; melee.

   Though they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.

2. fraynoun

   fright

3. frayverb

   To unravel; used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope.

   The ribbon frayed at the cut end.

4. frayverb

   To cause exhaustion, wear out (a person's mental strength).

   The stressful day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as strings)

5. fray

   frighten

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fraynoun

   Etymology: effrayer, to fright, French.

   1. A broil; a battle; a fight.

   Time tells, that on that ever blessed day,
   When Christian swords with Persian blood were dy’d,
   The furious prince Tancredie from that fray
   His coward foes chased through forests wide. Edward Fairfax.

   I’ll speak between the change of man and boy
   With a reed voice, and turn two mincing steps
   Into a manly stride; and speak of frays,
   Like a fine bragging youth. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   After the bloody fray at Wakefield fought. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   He left them to the fates in bloody fray,
   To toil and struggle through the well-fought day. Alexander Pope.

   2. A duel; a combat.

   Since, if we fall before th’ appointed day,
   Nature and death continue long their fray. John Denham.

   The boaster Paris oft desir’d the day
   With Sparta’s king to meet in single fray. Alexander Pope, Iliad.

2. To Frayverb

   To fright; to terrify.

   Etymology: effrayer, French.

   The panther, knowing that his spotted hide
   Doth please all beasts, but that his looks them fray,
   Within a bush his dreadful head doth hide,
   To let them gaze, whilst he on them may prey. Edmund Spenser.

   So diversely themselves in vain they fray,
   Whilst some more bold to measure him stand nigh. Fa. Qu.

   Fishes are thought to be frayed with the motion caused by noise upon the water. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   These vulturs prey only on carcases, on such stupid minds as have not life and vigour enough to fray them away. Government of the Tongue.

   2. [ frayer, French.]To rub.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fray

   A fray is a noisy, intense fight, battle, or dispute. It can also refer to a situation of intense competitive activity. In addition, it can mean the unraveling or worn edges of fabric or other material.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Fraynoun

   affray; broil; contest; combat

2. Frayverb

   to frighten; to terrify; to alarm

3. Frayverb

   to bear the expense of; to defray

4. Frayverb

   to rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head

5. Frayverb

   to rub

6. Frayverb

   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

7. Fraynoun

   a fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing

8. Etymology: [See 1st Fray, and cf. Affray.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Fray

   Fray is an eight-issue comic book limited series, a futuristic spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Written by Buffy creator Joss Whedon, the series follows a Slayer named Melaka Fray, a chosen one in a time where vampires are returning to the slums of New York City, and the rich-poor divide is even greater. Volume one is drawn by Karl Moline and Andy Owens. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics beginning in 2001, with delays between the first six and the final two issues caused by Whedon's TV commitments, during which Moline illustrated Route 666 for CrossGen Comics. After the series' conclusion in August 2003, a trade paperback collecting the whole series was also published by Dark Horse. In a short video promoting the charity Equality Now Joss Whedon confirmed that "Fray is not done, Fray is coming back. More than that, I will not say." This was reiterated in 2007's Comic Con where Joss stated that he "absolutely would be returning to that world." Fray next appears as a main character in the 2008 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight crossover story arc, "Time of Your Life", by Whedon and Moline. The series was closely linked to the concurrently airing seventh season of Buffy, with coinciding depictions of the Slayer's mystical scythe and her origins, a major contributor to the expansion of the canonical "Buffyverse" in which Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other related stories are set. Melaka Fray also appears in the story "Tales", by the same creative team as the series, in the anthology comic book Tales of the Slayers.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fray

   frā, n. an affray, a brawl.—v.t. (B.) to frighten. [Abbrev. of affray.]

2. Fray

   frā, v.t. to wear off by rubbing: to ravel out the edge of a stuff.—v.i. to become frayed.—n. Fray′ing, the action of the verb fray: ravellings. [Fr. frayer—L. fricāre, to rub.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fray

   Affray; combat; duel; broil; contest.

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1. FRAY

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fray is ranked #14458 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fray surname appeared 2,066 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Fray.
   
   61.6% or 1,273 total occurrences were White.
   29.9% or 618 total occurrences were Black.
   4.9% or 103 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 41 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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How to pronounce FRAY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FRAY in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FRAY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of FRAY in a Sentence

1. Butler:

   An ass will with his long ears fray The flies that tickle him away; But man delights to have his ears Blown maggots in by flatterers.

2. Brian Harrison:

   Many of these are rather small business, craft distilleries, and their business and livelihoods were damaged when restaurants closed down, but they jumped into the fray and joined the fight against Covid. It was nothing short of heroic. They are American heroes.

3. Homer:

   He lives not long who battles with the immortals, nor do his children prattle about his knees when he has come back from battle and the dread fray.

4. Pepijn Bergsen:

   In Eastern and Central Europe, where Russia is regarded as by far the number one security threat, relations( with China) had already been starting to fray, but the fact that China so clearly lined up with Russia has accelerated a shift.

5. Cleveland Police:

   Both of the officers are and will remain on restricted duty, they have been on restricted duty since this incident happened. That's part of our process, not to allow officers involved in critical incidents to go back out there into the fray. They will remain on restricted duty until we complete the administrative process.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FRAY
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=FRAY
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fray
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FRAY
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FRAY
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FRAY
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FRAY
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html