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Definitions for Fray

[1] a fight, battle, or skirmish.
[2] a competition or contest, especially in sports.
[3] a noisy quarrel or brawl.
[4] Archaic . fright.
[5] Archaic . to frighten.
[6] Archaic . to fight or brawl.
[7] to wear (cloth, rope, etc.) to loose, raveled threads or fibers at the edge or end; cause to ravel out: Our old washing machine frayed all of our towels.
[8] to wear by rubbing (sometimes followed by through ).
[9] to cause strain on (something); upset; discompose: All that arguing is fraying my nerves.
[10] to rub.
[11] to wear into loose, raveled threads or fibers, as cloth; ravel out: My sweater frayed at the elbows.
[12] to become strained or stressed: Jealousy could be a sign that your relationship is fraying.
[13] to rub against something: tall grass fraying against my knees.
[14] a raveled or worn part, as in cloth: frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
[15] a noisy quarrel
[16] a fight or brawl
[17] an archaic word for fright
[18] (tr) to frighten
[19] to wear or cause to wear away into tatters or loose threads, esp at an edge or end
[20] to make or become strained or irritated
[21] to rub or chafe (another object) or (of two objects) to rub against one another
[22] a frayed place, as in cloth

Words related to Fray

melee, fracas, unravel, erode, frazzle, disturbance, riot, combat, clash, rumble, brawl, engagement, ruckus, scuffle, affray, contest, rumpus, broil, quarrel, brouhaha

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Origin of Fray

21375–1425; late Middle English fraien < Old French frayer, freiier to rub < Latin fricāre. See friction

Words that may be confused with Fray

frays, phrase

Other words from Fray

frayed , adjective

Word origin for Fray

C14: from French frayer to rub, from Latin fricāre ; see friction , friable

Synonyms for Fray

fracas, melee, affray, brawl, broil, brouhaha, clash, combat, conflict, contest, disturbance, engagement, quarrel, riot, row, ruckus, rumble, rumpus, scuffle, set-to, battle royal, donnybrook