fret

fret ¹  (frt)

v. fret·ted, fret·ting, frets

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. See Synonyms at chafe.

3. To form (a passage or channel) by erosion.

4. To disturb the surface of (water or a stream); agitate.

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.

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.

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[Middle English freten, from Old English fretan, to devour; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

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fret ²  (frt)

n.

One of several ridges set across the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, such as a guitar.

tr.v. fret·ted, fret·ting, frets

1. To provide with frets.

2. To press (the strings of an instrument) against the frets.

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[Origin unknown.]

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fret ³  (frt)

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.

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[Middle English, interlaced work, from Old French frete.]

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fret¹

vb frets, fretting, fretted

1. to distress or be distressed; worry

2. to rub or wear away

3. to irritate or be irritated; feel or give annoyance or vexation

4. (Chemistry) to eat away or be eaten away by chemical action; corrode

5. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) (intr) (of a road surface) to become loose so that potholes develop; scab

6. to agitate (water) or (of water) to be agitated

7. (tr) to make by wearing away; erode

n

1. a state of irritation or anxiety

2. (Chemistry) the result of fretting; corrosion

3. a hole or channel caused by fretting

[Old English fretan to eat; related to Old High German frezzan, Gothic fraitan, Latin peredere]

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fret²

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a repetitive geometrical figure, esp one used as an ornamental border

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) such a pattern made in relief and with numerous small openings; fretwork

3. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry a charge on a shield consisting of a mascle crossed by a saltire

vb frets, fretting, fretted

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (tr) to ornament with fret or fretwork

[from Old French frete interlaced design used on a shield, probably of Germanic origin]

fretless  adj

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fret³

n

(Music / 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

[of unknown origin]

fretless  adj

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fret⁴

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) short for sea fret

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, sweat agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
	2.	fret - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion worn spot maculation, 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 pattern architectural 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 pitch bar - 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, niggle worry - 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 rubbing chafe, gall irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
	5.	fret - cause annoyance in annoy, 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, grate annoy, 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 into handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands carve - 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 design adorn, 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, gag constrict, 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, chafe 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"
	11.	fret - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" eat away, erode damage - 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 erode eat away rust, corrode - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"

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fret

verb

1. 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.

Translations

fret¹ [fret]

A. VI (= worry) → preocuparse, apurarse
don't fret → no te preocupes, no te apures
the baby is fretting for its mother → el niño echa de menos a su madre

B. VT

1. (= worry) → preocupar
to fret the hours away → pasar las horas consumiéndose de inquietud

2. (= wear away) → corroer, raer, desgastar

C. N to be in a fret → estar muy inquieto
to get into a fret → apurarse

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fret² [fret] N (Mus) → traste m

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fret [ˈfrɛt] vi (= worry) → se tracasser
to fret about sth, to fret over sth → se tracasser au sujet de qch
Philip was fretting about his exams → Philip se tracassait au sujet de ses examens.

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fret:

fret saw

n → Laubsäge f

fretwork

n (in wood) → Laubsägearbeit f; (Archit) → Mäander m

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fret¹

vi

(= become anxious) → sich (dat) → Sorgen machen (about um); (baby) → unruhig sein; don’t fret → beruhige dich; she frets over or about the slightest thing → sie macht sich wegen jeder Kleinigkeit gleich Sorgen; the child is fretting for his mother → das Kind jammert nach seiner Mutter

(horse) to fret (at the bit) → sich (am Biss) reiben or scheuern

vr → sich (dat) → Sorgen machen, sich aufregen

n to be in a fret → sich (dat) → Sorgen machen, in Sorge sein

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fret²

vt wood etc → laubsägen

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fret³

n (on guitar etc) → Bund m

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fret [frɛt] vi (worry) → preoccuparsi, agitarsi, affliggersi
don't fret → non preoccuparti
the baby is fretting for its mother → il/la bambino/a piange perché vuole la madre

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fret [frɛt] vi (worry) → preoccuparsi, agitarsi, affliggersi
don't fret → non preoccuparti
the baby is fretting for its mother → il/la bambino/a piange perché vuole la madre

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fret

v fret [fret]

to worry or show anxiety or discontentment She was always fretting about something or other. verknies يَقْلَق терзая (се) trápit se, užírat se bekymre sig; være ængstelig sich grämen ανησυχώ, δυσφορώ, δυσανασχετώ preocuparse närvitsema دلخور شدن؛ آشفته شدن harmitella (se) tracasser (pour) לִדאוֹג चिन्ता प्रकट करना uzrujavati se, izjedati se nyugtalankodik khawatir vera áhyggjufullur/órólegur affliggersi いらだつ 안달나다 nerimauti, krimstis satraukties; raizēties; gausties khuatir piekeren være bekymret, gå og småskjenne, klynke gryźć się atormentar-se a se frământa (pentru) волноваться trápiť sa biti v skrbeh sekirati se oroa sig, gräma sig กังวลใจ tasalanmak, üzülmek 使煩惱 турбувати(ся); мучити(ся) نمایاں طور پر پریشان یا مصیبت زدہ ہونا lo lắng; băn khoăn 使烦恼

adj fretful

cross; discontented fretful children. brommerig نَكِد، شَكّاء، شَكِس раздразнителен rozmrzelý; zlobivý gnaven; utidig ärgerlich γκρινιάρης inquieto pirtsakas نق نقو ärtyisä grognon רַגזָן चिड़चिडा़ razdražljiv, zlovoljan ingerlékeny rewel óánægður, uppstökkur scontroso 気むずかしい 짜증내는 kaprizingas, irzlus īgns; kaprīzs perengus kribbig gretten, irritabel, misfornøyd rozdrażniony rabugento agitat недовольный namrzený nergaški ljutit missnöjd, grinig ซึ่งหัวเสีย huysuz, ters 令人煩惱的 дражливий; вередливий مصیبت زدہ یا چڑچڑا bực bội; cáu kỉnh 令人烦恼的

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fret → يَغْيِظ rozčilovat (se) bekymre(sig) aufregen (sich) ανησυχώ inquietarse murehtia s’agiter izjedati preoccuparsi 気をもむ 안달나다 ergeren (zich) bekymre seg zaniepokoić atormentar беспокоить(ся) reta upp (sig) กลัดกลุ้ม endişe etmek buồn chán 烦恼