What does Fray mean?
Definitions for Fray
freɪfray
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Princeton's WordNet
affray, disturbance, fray, ruffleverb
a noisy fight
fray, frazzleverb
wear away by rubbing
"The friction frayed the sleeve"
rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratchverb
cause friction
"my sweater scratches"
GCIDE
fraynoun
An angry quarrel; an affray; contest; combat; broil.
Wiktionary
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.
fraynoun
fright
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.
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)
fray
frighten
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fraynoun
Etymology: effrayer, to fright, French.
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.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.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.
Webster Dictionary
Fraynoun
affray; broil; contest; combat
Frayverb
to frighten; to terrify; to alarm
Frayverb
to bear the expense of; to defray
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
Frayverb
to rub
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
Fraynoun
a fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing
Etymology: [See 1st Fray, and cf. Affray.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
Fray
frā, n. an affray, a brawl.—v.t. (B.) to frighten. [Abbrev. of affray.]
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 Gazetteer
fray
Affray; combat; duel; broil; contest.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Fray in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Fray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Fray in a Sentence
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.
Oil suppliers have already been hesitant to absorb the counterparty risk of engaging with PREPA on longer-run fuel contracts, and investigations like these are unlikely to inspire new bids into the fray.
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.
Biden will likely continue to take a page from Donald Trump in 2016. If you'll remember, Trump essentially, just treaded water in the debates, he never won any debate but he managed to stay above the fray. Biden is likely hoping that he can ride a similar strategy to get through a splintered Dem primary.
Aventura Major Michael Bentolila:
It's the most heartbreaking thing I have ever witnessed. Moms, kids, yelling screaming, falling, tripping, kids - lost in the fray - amid the chaos and running around blindly in search of their parents.
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- نزاعArabic
- оръфвам, свада, стълкновение, сбиване, износвам, протърквамBulgarian
- desfilar-seCatalan, Valencian
- drásat, třepit seCzech
- ausfransen, SchlachtGerman
- σύρραξη, συμπλοκή, διαμάχηGreek
- rähinä, harsuuntua, väsyttää, uuvuttaa, riita, purkaantuaFinnish
- bagarre, combat, effilocher, userFrench
- התבלה, קטטה, ריפט, שחק, נשחק, תחרותHebrew
- feslikHungarian
- baruffa, agone, mischiaItalian
- rakneNorwegian
- refrega, desfiarPortuguese
- дра́ка, столкнове́ние, обтрёпываться, борьба́, распуска́ться, расплета́ться, перепа́лка, изна́шиваться, вытира́ться, сты́чка, сраже́ниеRussian
- ఫ్రేTelugu
- çözülmekTurkish
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