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Fray

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What's The Definition Of Fray?
[n] a noisy fight
[v] cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [v] wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" Synonyms | Synonyms for Fray: affray | chafe | disturbance | frazzle | fret | rub | ruffle | scratch Related Terms | Find terms related to Fray: ablate | abrade | abrase | abrasion | action | aerial combat | affray | altercation | armored combat | bark | battle | battle royal | blemish | bloody | brawl | break | broil | brush | bullfight | burn | chafe | check | chip | clash | clash of arms | claw | cockfight | combat | concussion | conflict | contention | crack | crackle | craze | cut | discord | dispute | dissension | disturbance | dogfight | donnybrook | embroilment | erase | erode | exchange of blows | fight | file | fire fight | flash burn | fracas | fracture | frazzle | fret | gall | gash | gnaw | gnaw away | grate | graze | grind | ground combat | hand-to-hand combat | hand-to-hand fight | house-to-house combat | hurt | incise | incision | injure | injury | lacerate | laceration | lesion | maim | make mincemeat of | maul | melee | mortal wound | mutilate | mutilation | naval combat | passage of arms | pierce | pitched battle | puncture | quarrel | rasp | ravel | raze | rend | rent | rip | row | rub | rub away | rub off | rub out | ruckus | ruction | rumble | rumpus | run | running fight | rupture | savage | scald | scorch | scotch | scour | scramble | scrape | scratch | scrimmage | scrub | scuff | scuffle | second-degree burn | shoving match | shred | skin | skirmish | slash | slit | sore | sprain | stab | stab wound | stand-up fight | stick | strain | street fight | strife | struggle | tatter | tauromachy | tear | third-degree burn | trauma | traumatize | tug-of-war | tussle | unravel | wear | wear away | wear down | wear off | wear out | wear ragged | wear thin | weather | wound | wounds immedicable | wrangle | wrench See Also | adjoin | break | bust | combat | contact | fall apart | fight | fighting | meet | touch | wear | wear out Fray In Webster's Dictionary \Fray\ (fr[=a]), n. [Abbreviated from affray.]
Affray; broil; contest; combat.
Who began this bloody fray? --Shak.
\Fray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frayed} (fr[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fraying}.] [See 1st {Fray}, and cf. {Affray}.] To frighten; to terrify; to alarm. --I. Taylor. What frays ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayed? --Spenser. \Fray\, v. t. [Cf. OF. fraier. See {Defray}, v. t.] To bear the expense of; to defray. [Obs.] The charge of my most curious and costly ingredients frayed, I shall acknowledge myself amply satisfied. --Massinger. \Fray\, v. t. [OF. freier, fraier, froier, to rub. L. fricare; cf. friare to crumble, E. friable; perh. akin to Gr. chri`ein to anoint, chri^sma an anointing, Skr. gh[.r]sh to rub, scratch. Cf. {Friction}.] To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head. \Fray\, v. i. 1. To rub. We can show the marks he made When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed. --Sir W. Scott. 2. 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. A suit of frayed magnificience. --tennyson. \Fray\, n. A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing. |
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