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fret
fret 1 F0322600 (frĕt)v. fret·ted, fret·ting, frets v.intr.1. To be vexed or troubled; worry. See Synonyms at brood.2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.3. To move agitatedly.4. To gnaw with the teeth in the manner of a rodent.v.tr.1. To cause to be uneasy; vex: "fret thy soul with crosses and with cares" (Edmund Spenser).2. a. To gnaw or wear away; erode.b. To produce a hole or worn spot in; corrode.3. To form (a passage or channel) by erosion.4. To disturb the surface of (water or a stream); agitate.n.1. The act or an instance of fretting.2. A hole or worn spot made by abrasion or erosion.3. Irritation of mind; agitation.
[Middle English freten, from Old English fretan, to devour; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]
fret 2 F0322600 (frĕt)n. One of several ridges set across the fingerboard of certain stringed instruments, such as guitars.tr.v. fret·ted, fret·ting, frets 1. To provide with frets.2. To press (the strings of an instrument) against the frets.
[Origin unknown.]
 fret3fret designsfret 3 F0322600 (frĕt)n.1. An ornamental design consisting of repeated and symmetrical geometric figures, often in relief, contained within a band or border. Also called key pattern.2. A headdress, worn by women of the Middle Ages, consisting of interlaced wire.tr.v. fret·ted, fret·ting, frets To provide with such a design or headdress.
[Middle English, interlaced work, from Old French frete.]fret (frɛt) vb, frets, fretting or fretted1. to distress or be distressed; worry2. to rub or wear away3. to irritate or be irritated; feel or give annoyance or vexation4. (Chemistry) to eat away or be eaten away by chemical action; corrode5. (Civil Engineering) (intr) (of a road surface) to become loose so that potholes develop; scab6. to agitate (water) or (of water) to be agitated7. (tr) to make by wearing away; eroden8. a state of irritation or anxiety9. (Chemistry) the result of fretting; corrosion10. a hole or channel caused by fretting[Old English fretan to eat; related to Old High German frezzan, Gothic fraitan, Latin peredere]
fret (frɛt) n1. (Building) a repetitive geometrical figure, esp one used as an ornamental border2. (Building) such a pattern made in relief and with numerous small openings; fretwork3. (Heraldry) heraldry a charge on a shield consisting of a mascle crossed by a saltirevb, frets, fretting or fretted (Art Terms) (tr) to ornament with fret or fretwork[C14: from Old French frete interlaced design used on a shield, probably of Germanic origin] ˈfretless adj
fret (frɛt) n (Instruments) any of several small metal bars set across the fingerboard of a musical instrument of the lute, guitar, or viol family at various points along its length so as to produce the desired notes when the strings are stopped by the fingers[C16: of unknown origin] ˈfretless adj
fret (frɛt) n (Physical Geography) short for sea fretfret1 (frɛt)
v. fret•ted, fret•ting,
n. v.i. 1. to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the strongest metals. 3. to make a way by gnawing, corrosion, wearing away, etc. 4. to become eaten, worn, or corroded (often fol. by away). 5. to move in agitation or commotion, as water. v.t. 6. to irritate, annoy, or vex; torment. 7. to wear away or consume by gnawing, friction, rust, corrosives, etc. 8. to form or make by wearing away a substance. 9. to agitate (water). n. 10. an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation. 11. erosion; corrosion. 12. a worn or eroded place. [before 900; Middle English; Old English fretan to eat up] fret′ter, n. fret2 (frɛt)
n., v. fret•ted, fret•ting. n. 1. an interlaced, angular design; fretwork. 2. an angular design of bands within a border. 3. a piece of decoratively pierced work placed in a clock case to deaden the sound. v.t. 4. to ornament with a fret or fretwork. [1350–1400; Middle English fret(ted) < Old French freté, akin to frete trellis] fret′less, adj. fret3 (frɛt)
n., v. fret•ted, fret•ting. n. 1. any of the ridges of wood, metal, or string, set across the fingerboard of an instrument, as a guitar or lute, to help the fingers stop the strings at the correct points. v.t. 2. to provide with frets. [1490–1500] fret′less, adj. fret
Past participle: fretted
Gerund: fretting
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| I fret | | you fret | | he/she/it frets | | we fret | | you fret | | they fret |
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| I fretted | | you fretted | | he/she/it fretted | | we fretted | | you fretted | | they fretted |
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| I am fretting | | you are fretting | | he/she/it is fretting | | we are fretting | | you are fretting | | they are fretting |
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| I have fretted | | you have fretted | | he/she/it has fretted | | we have fretted | | you have fretted | | they have fretted |
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| I was fretting | | you were fretting | | he/she/it was fretting | | we were fretting | | you were fretting | | they were fretting |
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| I had fretted | | you had fretted | | he/she/it had fretted | | we had fretted | | you had fretted | | they had fretted |
| Future |
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| I will fret | | you will fret | | he/she/it will fret | | we will fret | | you will fret | | they will fret |
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| I will have fretted | | you will have fretted | | he/she/it will have fretted | | we will have fretted | | you will have fretted | | they will have fretted |
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| I will be fretting | | you will be fretting | | he/she/it will be fretting | | we will be fretting | | you will be fretting | | they will be fretting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been fretting | | you have been fretting | | he/she/it has been fretting | | we have been fretting | | you have been fretting | | they have been fretting |
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| I will have been fretting | | you will have been fretting | | he/she/it will have been fretting | | we will have been fretting | | you will have been fretting | | they will have been fretting |
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| I had been fretting | | you had been fretting | | he/she/it had been fretting | | we had been fretting | | you had been fretting | | they had been fretting |
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| I would fret | | you would fret | | he/she/it would fret | | we would fret | | you would fret | | they would fret |
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| I would have fretted | | you would have fretted | | he/she/it would have fretted | | we would have fretted | | you would have fretted | | they would have fretted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  fret - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"stew, swither, lather, sweatagitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance | | 2. | fret - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosionworn spotmaculation, patch, speckle, dapple, fleck, spot - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" | | 3. |  fret - an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"Greek fret, Greek key, key patternarchitectural ornament - (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance | | 4. | fret - a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitchbar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" | | Verb | 1. | fret - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"fuss, niggleworry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"scruple - raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"dither, pother, flap - make a fuss; be agitated | | 2. | fret - be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"dither - act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain | | 3. | fret - provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" | | 4. | fret - become or make sore by or as if by rubbingchafe, gallirritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" | | 5. | fret - cause annoyance inannoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | | 6. | fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"eat into, rankle, grateannoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | | 7. | fret - carve a pattern intohandicraft - a craft that requires skillful handscarve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"honeycomb - carve a honeycomb pattern into; "The cliffs were honeycombed" | | 8. | fret - decorate with an interlaced designadorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" | | 9. | fret - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"choke, gagconstrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" | | 10. | fret - cause friction; "my sweater scratches"scratch, fray, rub, chafeadjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" | | 11. | fret - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"eat away, erodedamage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"wash - form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside" | | 12. | fret - wear away or erodeeat awayrust, corrode - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" |
fretverb1. worry, anguish, brood, agonize, obsess, lose sleep, upset yourself, distress yourself I was constantly fretting about others' problems.2. annoy, trouble, bother, disturb, distress, provoke, irritate, grieve, torment, harass, nag, gall, agitate, ruffle, nettle, vex, goad, chagrin, irk, rile, pique, peeve (informal), rankle with The quickening of time frets me.fretverb1. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, gall, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex.Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.2. To focus the attention on something moodily and at length:brood, cark, dwell, mope, worry.Informal: stew.3. To make (the skin) raw by or as if by friction:abrade, chafe, excoriate, gall, irritate.Translationsfret (fret) – past tense, past participle ˈfretted – verb to worry or show anxiety or discontentment. She was always fretting about something or other. 使煩惱 使烦恼ˈfretful adjective cross; discontented. fretful children. 令人煩惱的 令人烦恼的fret
fret over (someone or something)To feel anxious or concerned about someone or something. The doctor won't have my test results for a few days, and I'm trying not to fret over it. Don't fret over it—it's really not a big deal.See also: fret, overfret about (someone or something)To feel anxious or concerned about someone or something. The doctor won't have my test results for a few days, and I'm trying not to fret about it. Don't fret about it—it's really not a big deal.See also: fretfret notDon't worry! Fret not—it's really not a big deal. Fret not, I'll take care of it.See also: fret, notfret about someone or something and fret over someone or somethingto worry about someone or something. Please don't fret about being a few minutes late. There is no need to fret over Larry.See also: fretFret not!Inf. Don't worry!; Do not fret about it! Mary: Oh, look at the clock! I'm going to be late for my appointment! Bob: Fret not! I'll drive you. "Fret not!" said Sally. "We're almost there!"See also: fretfret
fret1 the result of fretting; corrosion
fret2 any of several small metal bars set across the fingerboard of a musical instrument of the lute, guitar, or viol family at various points along its length so as to produce the desired notes when the strings are stopped by the fingers fretAn ornament usually in bands, but also covering broad surfaces, consisting of interlocking geometric motifs. See also: ornamentfret1. An ornament, sometimes painted, incised, or raised and formed of short fillets, bands, or reglets variously combined, frequently consisting of continuous lines arranged in rectangular forms; a meander; a Greek key. 2. Similar ornamentation in which the fillets intersect at oblique angles, as often in Oriental designs.FRET
FRETAcronym for fluorescence resonance energy transfer microscopy.FRET
| Acronym | Definition |
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| FRET➣Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer | | FRET➣Förster Resonance Energy Transfer | | FRET➣Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team | | FRET➣Federal Retail Excise Tax |
fret
Synonyms for fretverb worrySynonyms- worry
- anguish
- brood
- agonize
- obsess
- lose sleep
- upset yourself
- distress yourself
verb annoySynonyms- annoy
- trouble
- bother
- disturb
- distress
- provoke
- irritate
- grieve
- torment
- harass
- nag
- gall
- agitate
- ruffle
- nettle
- vex
- goad
- chagrin
- irk
- rile
- pique
- peeve
- rankle with
Synonyms for fretverb to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexationsSynonyms- aggravate
- annoy
- bother
- bug
- chafe
- disturb
- exasperate
- gall
- get
- irk
- irritate
- nettle
- peeve
- provoke
- put out
- rile
- ruffle
- vex
verb to focus the attention on something moodily and at lengthSynonyms- brood
- cark
- dwell
- mope
- worry
- stew
verb to make (the skin) raw by or as if by frictionSynonyms- abrade
- chafe
- excoriate
- gall
- irritate
Synonyms for fretnoun agitation resulting from active worrySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosionSynonymsRelated Words- maculation
- patch
- speckle
- dapple
- fleck
- spot
noun an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)Synonyms- Greek fret
- Greek key
- key pattern
Related Wordsnoun a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrumentRelated Wordsverb worry unnecessarily or excessivelySynonymsRelated Words- worry
- scruple
- dither
- pother
- flap
verb be agitated or irritatedRelated Wordsverb provide (a musical instrument) with fretsRelated Words- furnish
- provide
- supply
- render
verb become or make sore by or as if by rubbingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause annoyance inRelated Words- annoy
- devil
- gravel
- irritate
- nark
- rile
- vex
- nettle
- rag
- bother
- chafe
- get at
- get to
verb gnaw intoSynonymsRelated Words- annoy
- devil
- gravel
- irritate
- nark
- rile
- vex
- nettle
- rag
- bother
- chafe
- get at
- get to
verb carve a pattern intoRelated Wordsverb decorate with an interlaced designRelated Words- adorn
- decorate
- grace
- ornament
- embellish
- beautify
verb be too tightSynonymsRelated Words- constrict
- compress
- contract
- compact
- press
- squeeze
verb cause frictionSynonymsRelated Wordsverb remove soil or rockSynonymsRelated Wordsverb wear away or erodeSynonymsRelated Words |