Fray word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "fray" word
[verb] cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
[verb] wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"
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\Fray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frayed} (fr[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fraying}.] [See 1st {Fray}, and cf. {Affray}.] To frighten; to terrify; to alarm. --I. Taylor. What frays ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayed? --Spenser.
\Fray\, v. t. [Cf. OF. fraier. See {Defray}, v. t.] To bear the expense of; to defray. [Obs.] The charge of my most curious and costly ingredients frayed, I shall acknowledge myself amply satisfied. --Massinger.
\Fray\, v. t. [OF. freier, fraier, froier, to rub. L. fricare; cf. friare to crumble, E. friable; perh. akin to Gr. chri`ein to anoint, chri^sma an anointing, Skr. gh[.r]sh to rub, scratch. Cf. {Friction}.] To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head.
\Fray\, v. i. 1. To rub. We can show the marks he made When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed. --Sir W. Scott. 2. 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. A suit of frayed magnificience. --tennyson.
\Fray\, n. A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.
Synonyms for fray
affray, chafe, disturbance, frazzle, fret, rub, ruffle, scratch
See also: adjoin | break | bust | combat | contact | fall apart | fight | fighting | meet | touch | wear | wear out |
Related terms: armored combat, bark, broil, check, claw, combat, contention, crack, cut, fire fight, fracas, gall, graze, rend, ruction, scotch, scrimmage, shred, slash, slit, trauma, wear away
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Let's analyse "fray" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YARF. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]
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fray: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One. |
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