2. A heated dispute or intensely competitive situation: "Minneapolis became the latest battleground in the fray over bio-engineering as hundreds of protesters took to the streets"(Todd Wilkinson).
3. A military engagement; a battle.
tr.v.frayed, fray·ing, fraysArchaic
1. To alarm; frighten.
2. To drive away.
[Middle English frai, shortening of affrai; see affray.]
fray 2
(frā)
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.
[Middle English fraien, to wear, bruise, from Old French fraier, to rub, from Latin fricāre.]
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"
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"
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"
(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 puir třepit se ausfransen slide ξεφτίζωdeshilacharse, raerse narmastama, narmendama hakkama ساییده شدن rispaantua 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 rafelenslite så det blir tjafset, tynnslite strzępić się شخړه، جكړه، جنجال 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
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