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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fray ¹

Noun

1. Brit, Austral & NZ a noisy quarrel or brawl

2. the fray any challenging conflict: at the height of the run-glut Warne entered the fray [short for affray]

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fray ²

Verb

1. to wear away into loose threads, esp. at an edge

2. to make or become strained or irritated [French frayer to rub]

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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fray ¹

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, biffo Austral. (slang) boilover Austral.

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fray ²

verb wear thin, wear, rub, fret, wear out, chafe, wear away, become threadbare

Translations

fray [freɪ] n → combate m; lucha, refriega

vi → deshilacharse;

tempers were frayed → el ambiente se ponía tenso

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fray [freɪ] n → bagarre f;

(Mil) → combat m

vt → effilocher

vi → s'effilocher;

tempers were frayed → les gens commençaient à s'énerver;

her nerves were frayed → elle était à bout de nerfs

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fray [freɪ] n the fray → der Kampf vi (cloth) → ausfransen;

(rope) → sich durchscheuern;

to return to the fray → sich wieder ins Getümmel stürzen;

tempers were frayed → die Gemüter erhitzten sich;

her nerves were frayed → sie war mit den Nerven am Ende

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fray [freɪ] n → baruffa

vt → logorare

vi → logorarsi;

to return to the fray → tornare nella mischia;

tempers were getting frayed → cominciavano ad innervosirsi;

her nerves were frayed → aveva i nervi a pezzi

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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 (천의) 끝이 닳아 풀어지다; 끝을 풀다 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