Fray is all about friction––a frayed rope has been rubbed so much its fibers are wearing away. People experiencing friction––fighting loudly––are involved in a fray.
Affray; broil; contest; combat.
Noun
a noisy fight
Verb
cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
Verb
wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"
n.
Affray; broil; contest; combat.
v. t.
To frighten; to terrify; to alarm.
v. t.
To bear the expense of; to defray.
v. t.
To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to
fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head.
v. i.
To rub.
v. i.
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.
n.
A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.
Fray
Who began this bloody fray?
Fray
What frays ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayed?
Fray
The charge of my most curious and costly ingredients frayed, I shall acknowledge myself amply satisfied.
Fray
Fray
We can show the marks he made When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed.2.
A suit of frayed magnificience.
Fray
Affray; broil; contest; combat.
To frighten; to terrify; to alarm.
To bear the expense of; to defray.
To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth;
To rub.
A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.
Usage Examples
This has always been the way of presidential politics. The president rises above the fray while his surrogates go on the attack. They throw the spears and fling the mud he sits upon the throne.
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