- verbfray (verb) · frays (third person present) · frayed (past tense) · frayed (past participle) · fraying (present participle)
- (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing:"cheap fabric soon frays" · "the frayed collar of her old coat"
- (of a person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain.
- (of a male deer) rub (a bush or small tree) with the head in order to remove the velvet from newly formed antlers, or to mark territory during the rut.
Originlate Middle English: from Old French freiier, from Latin fricare ‘to rub’.noun(the fray)fray (noun) · frays (plural noun)- a situation of intense activity, typically one incorporating an element of aggression or competition:"nineteen companies intend to bid for the contract, with three more expected to enter the fray"
- a battle or fight:"he charged into the thick of the fray and went down fighting"
Originlate Middle English: from archaic fray ‘to quarrel’, from affray ‘startle’, from Anglo-Norman French afrayer (see affray).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb
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