Canadian English Meaning of fray

fray

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Definitions and Meaning of fray in English

Wordnet

fray (n)

a noisy fight

Wordnet

fray (v)

wear away by rubbing

cause friction

Webster

fray (n.)

Affray; broil; contest; combat.

A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.

Webster

fray (v. t.)

To frighten; to terrify; to alarm.

To bear the expense of; to defray.

To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head.

Webster

fray (v. i.)

To rub.

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.

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fray

a noisy fight, wear away by rubbing, cause frictionAffray; broil; contest; combat., To frighten; to terrify; to alarm., To bear the expense of; to defray., To r

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