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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fray1 /freɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually singular]- a prolonged conflict, quarrel, or fight.
fray2 /freɪ/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) become worn into loose threads at the edge or end: [no object]Sweaters often fray at the elbows.[~ + object]All that traffic frayed the carpet.
- to cause strain on:[~ + object]The argument frayed everyone's nerves.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fray1 (frā),USA pronunciation n. - a fight, battle, or skirmish.
- a competition or contest, esp. in sports.
- a noisy quarrel or brawl.
- [Archaic.]fright.
v.t. - [Archaic.]to frighten.
v.i. - [Archaic.]to fight or brawl.
- 1250–1300; Middle English frai; aphetic variant of affray
- to wear (cloth, rope, etc.) to loose, raveled threads or fibers at the edge or end;
cause to ravel out. - to wear by rubbing (sometimes fol. by through).
- to cause strain on (something);
upset;
discompose:The argument frayed their nerves. - to rub.
v.i. - to become frayed, as cloth;
ravel out:My sweater frayed at the elbows. - to rub against something:tall grass fraying against my knees.
n. - a frayed part, as in cloth:frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
- Latin fricāre. See friction
- Old French frayer, freiier to rub
- late Middle English fraien 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fray /freɪ/ n - a noisy quarrel
- a fight or brawl
Etymology: 14th Century: short for affray fray /freɪ/ vb - to wear or cause to wear away into tatters or loose threads, esp at an edge or end
- to make or become strained or irritated
- to rub or chafe (another object) or (of two objects) to rub against one another
Etymology: 14th Century: from French frayer to rub, from Latin fricāre; see friction, friable |