frets (verb)

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• Fret — A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck. On most modern western instruments, frets are metal strips inserted into the fingerboard. On historical instruments and… …   Wikipedia

• fret — fret1 verb (frets, fretting, fretted) 1》 be constantly or visibly anxious. 2》 gradually wear away by rubbing or gnawing. 3》 flow or move in small waves. noun chiefly Brit. a state of anxiety. Origin OE fretan devour, consume , of Gmc origin.… …   English new terms dictionary

• fret — [[t]fre̱t[/t]] frets, fretting, fretted 1) VERB If you fret about something, you worry about it. [V about/over n] I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else s problems... [V that] But congressional staffers fret that the… …   English dictionary

• fret — I UK [fret] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms fret : present tense I/you/we/they fret he/she/it frets present participle fretting past tense fretted past participle fretted to worry about something continuously Don t fret, I ll be fine. There s …   English dictionary

• fret — I. verb (fretted; fretting) Etymology: Middle English, to devour, fret, from Old English fretan to devour; akin to Old High German frezzan to devour, ezzan to eat more at eat Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to eat or gnaw into ; corr …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fret — I. /frɛt / (say fret) verb (fretted, fretting) –verb (i) 1. to give oneself up to feelings of irritation, resentful discontent, regret, worry, or the like. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw. 3. to make a way by gnawing or corrosion. 4. to become eaten …  

• slide — [c]/slaɪd / (say sluyd) verb (slid, slid or slidden, sliding) –verb (i) 1. to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow covered hill. 2. to slip, as one losing foothold or as a vehicle skidding. 3.… …  

• fret — Ⅰ. fret [1] ► VERB (fretted, fretting) 1) be constantly or visibly anxious. 2) gradually wear away by rubbing or gnawing. ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a state of anxiety. ORIGIN Old …   English terms dictionary

• fretless — Ⅰ. fret [1] ► VERB (fretted, fretting) 1) be constantly or visibly anxious. 2) gradually wear away by rubbing or gnawing. ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a state of anxiety. ORIGIN Old …   English terms dictionary

• lute — I. /lut / (say looht) noun 1. a stringed musical instrument formerly much used, having a long, fretted neck and a hollow, typically pear shaped body with a vaulted back, the strings being plucked with the fingers of one hand (or struck with a… …  

• Let — Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta, OS.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English