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fray (verb)

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  • fray — I. /freɪ / (say fray) noun 1. a noisy quarrel; contest; brawl; fight, skirmish, or battle. 2. Obsolete fright. {aphetic variant of affray} II. /freɪ / (say fray) verb (t) 1. to cause (cloth, rope, etc.) to wear away or unravel at the edge or end …  

  • fray — Ⅰ. fray [1] ► VERB 1) (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge. 2) (of a person s nerves or temper) show the effects of strain. ORIGIN Old French freiier, from Latin fricare to rub . Ⅱ. fray [2] …   English terms dictionary

  • fray — verb Fray is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑temper Fray is used with these nouns as the object: ↑nerve …   Collocations dictionary

  • fray — [ freı ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) if a rope or piece of cloth frays or is frayed, the fibers in it become loose and start to come apart: The shirt cuffs are beginning to fray. 2. ) if someone s nerves or their TEMPER frays or is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fray — verb 1) cheap fabric soon frays Syn: unravel, wear, wear thin, wear out/through, become worn 2) her nerves were frayed Syn: strain, tax, overtax, put on edge …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • fray — 1 verb (I) 1 if cloth or other material frays, the threads become loose because the material is old: That sleeve will fray if you don t darn it. 2 if someone s temper or nerves fray, they become annoyed: It was only three o clock and tempers were …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fray — fray1 verb 1》 (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge. 2》 (of a person s nerves or temper) show the effects of strain. Origin ME: from OFr. freiier, from L. fricare to rub . fray2 noun (the fray) a situation of intense… …   English new terms dictionary

  • fray — UK [freɪ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms fray : present tense I/you/we/they fray he/she/it frays present participle fraying past tense frayed past participle frayed 1) if a rope or piece of cloth frays or is frayed, the fibres in… …   English dictionary

  • fray — I [freɪ] verb 1) [I/T] if cloth frays, or if something frays it, its fibres come apart at the edge 2) [I] if someone s nerves fray, they get nervous, and if someone s TEMPER frays, they get angry II the fray [freɪ] noun [singular] 1) an exciting… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • fray — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English fraien, short for affraien to affray Date: 14th century archaic scare; also to frighten away II. noun Date: 14th century a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute III …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fray — 1. noun /freɪ/ 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. verb /freɪ/ a) To unravel; …   Wiktionary

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