fray

fray ¹  (fr)

n.

1. A scuffle; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl.

2. A heated dispute or contest.

tr.v. frayed, fray·ing, frays Archaic

1. To alarm; frighten.

2. To drive away.

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[Middle English frai, shortening of affrai; see affray.]

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fray ²  (fr)

v. frayed, fray·ing, frays

v.tr.

1. To strain; chafe: repeated noises that fray the nerves.

2. To wear away (the edges of fabric, for example) by rubbing.

v.intr.

To become worn away or tattered along the edges.

n.

A frayed or threadbare spot, as on fabric.

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[Middle English fraien, to wear, bruise, from Old French fraier, to rub, from Latin fricre.]

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fray¹

n

1. a noisy quarrel

2. a fight or brawl

3. an archaic word for fright

vb Archaic

(tr) to frighten

[short for affray]

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fray²

vb

1. to wear or cause to wear away into tatters or loose threads, esp at an edge or end

2. to make or become strained or irritated

3. to rub or chafe (another object) or (of two objects) to rub against one another

n

a frayed place, as in cloth

[from French frayer to rub, from Latin fricāre; see friction, friable]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fray - a noisy fight affray, ruffle, disturbance fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Verb	1.	fray - wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" frazzle fall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
	2.	fray - cause friction; "my sweater scratches" scratch, rub, chafe, fret adjoin, 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"

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fray¹

noun fight, battle, row, conflict, clash, set-to (informal), riot, combat, disturbance, rumble (U.S. & N.Z. slang), quarrel, brawl, skirmish, scuffle, rumpus, broil, affray (Law), shindig (informal), donnybrook, battle royal, ruckus (informal), scrimmage, shindy (informal), bagarre (French), melee or mêlée Today he entered the fray on the side of the moderates.

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fray²

verb

1. wear thin, wear, rub, fret, wear out, chafe, wear away, become threadbare The stitching had begun to fray at the edges.

2. strain, become tense, become stressed, become on edge Tempers began to fray as the two teams failed to score.

Translations

fray¹ [freɪ] N (= fight) → combate m, lucha f
to be ready for the fray (lit, fig) → estar dispuesto a pelear
to enter the fray (fig) → entrar en acción or en liza

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fray² [freɪ]

A. VI

1. [cloth, garment, cuff] → deshilacharse; [rope] → desgastarse

2. (fig) tempers frayed in the discussion that followed → los ánimos se caldearon en la discusión que siguió

B. VT

1. [+ cloth, garment, cuff] → deshilachar, raer; [+ rope] → desgastar

2. [+ nerves] → crispar
the constant tapping was beginning to fray my nerves → el constante repiqueteo me estaba empezando a crispar los nervios

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fray [ˈfreɪ]

n

to enter the fray, to join the fray [competitor] → entrer en lice
the political fray → la mêlée politique

vt [+ material] → effilocher

vi [fabric, cuff, stitching] → s'effilocher

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fray¹

n → Schlägerei f; (Mil) → Kampf m; ready for the fray (lit, fig) → kampfbereit, zum Kampf bereit; to be eager for the fray (lit, fig) → kampflustig sein; to enter the fray (fig) → sich in den Kampf or Streit einschalten

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fray²

vt cloth → ausfransen; cuff, rope → durchscheuern; this can fray the nerves → das kann einem ganz schön auf die Nerven gehen

vi (cloth) → (aus)fransen; (cuff, trouser turn-up, rope) → sich durchscheuern; tempers began to fray → die Gemüter begannen sich zu erhitzen or zu erregen; to be fraying at or around the edges (inf, alliance, marriage etc) → zu bröckeln beginnen

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fray¹ [freɪ] n (old) (fight) → zuffa, baruffa
ready for the fray (also) (fig) → pronto/a a battersi
to return to the fray → ributtarsi nella mischia

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fray¹ [freɪ] n (old) (fight) → zuffa, baruffa
ready for the fray (also) (fig) → pronto/a a battersi
to return to the fray → ributtarsi nella mischia

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fray² [freɪ]

1. vt (cloth, cuff, rope) → consumare, logorare
tempers were getting frayed → (tutti) cominciavano a innervosirsi
her nerves were frayed → aveva i nervi a pezzi

2. vi → consumarsi, logorarsi

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fray² [freɪ]

1. vt (cloth, cuff, rope) → consumare, logorare
tempers were getting frayed → (tutti) cominciavano a innervosirsi
her nerves were frayed → aveva i nervi a pezzi

2. vi → consumarsi, logorarsi

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fray

v fray [frei]

(of cloth, rope etc) to make or become worn at the ends or edges, so that the threads or fibres come loose This material frays easily. rafel يَنْسِلُ оръфвам třepit se slide ausfransen ξεφτίζω deshilacharse, raerse narmastama, narmendama hakkama ساییده شدن rispaantua (s')effilocher לְהִתבַּלוֹת उघड़ना izlizati, istrošiti kirojtosodik berumbai trosna; valda trosnun consumarsi, sfilacciarsi すり切らす (의류 따위를) 닳아빠지게 하다 brigzti, spurti nodriskāt; (par audumu, drēbēm) apspurt; spuroties berumbai rafelen slite så det blir tjafset, tynnslite strzępić się puir a se roade; a se uza протираться strapkať sa cefrati (se) iskrzati se nöta, bli nött, göra (bli) trådsliten หลุดลุ่ย yıpranıp tel tel olmak 磨損 протирати(ся) کپڑوں کے کناروں کا گھس جانا bị cọ sờn; bị cọ xơ 磨损