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[Fray]

Fray is all about friction––a frayed rope has been rubbed so much its fibers are wearing away. People experiencing friction––fighting loudly––are involved in a fray.

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Affray; broil; contest; combat.

Noun
a noisy fight

Verb
cause friction; "my sweater scratches"

Verb
wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"

n.
Affray; broil; contest; combat.

v. t.
To frighten; to terrify; to alarm.

v. t.
To bear the expense of; to defray.

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

v. i.
To rub.

v. i.
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.

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

Fray

Fray , n. [Abbreviated from affray.] Affray; broil; contest; combat.

Who began this bloody fray?

Fray

Fray, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frayed ; 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?

Fray

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.

Fray

Fray, v. t. [OF. freier, fraier, froier, to rub. L. fricare; cf. friare to crumble, E. friable; perh. akin to Gr. to anoint, an anointing, Skr. ghsh 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

Fray, v. i. 1. To rub.

We can show the marks he made When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed.

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.

Fray

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

Affray; broil; contest; combat.

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.

To rub.

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

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Usage Examples

This has always been the way of presidential politics. The president rises above the fray while his surrogates go on the attack. They throw the spears and fling the mud he sits upon the throne.

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