fret

[Fret]

When you fret, you worry so much about something that it eats away at you. Many people fret about taking standardized tests, but really, they're nothing to sweat.

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See 1st Frith.

Noun
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

Noun
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"

Noun
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

Noun
agitation resulting from active worry; "don''t get in a stew"; "he''s in a sweat about exams"

Verb
wear away or erode

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Verb
remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"

Verb
cause friction; "my sweater scratches"

Verb
be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"

Verb
decorate with an interlaced design

Verb
carve a pattern into

Verb
be agitated or irritated; "don''t fret over these small details"

Verb
gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

Verb
cause annoyance in

Verb
worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don''t fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

Verb
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

Verb
provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"


n.
See 1st Frith.

v. t.
To devour.

v. t.
To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship.

v. t.
To impair; to wear away; to diminish.

v. t.
To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water.

v. t.
To tease; to irritate; to vex.

v. i.
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.

v. i.
To eat in; to make way by corrosion.

v. i.
To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast.

v. i.
To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.

n.
The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.

n.
Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret.

n.
Herpes; tetter.

n.
The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down from the hills, and thus indicate to the miners the locality of the veins.

v. t.
To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.

n.
Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork.

n.
An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art.

n.
The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair.

n.
A saltire interlaced with a mascle.

n.
A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed.

v. t.
To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.


Fret

Fret , n. [Obs.] See 1st Frith.

Fret

Fret , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fretted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fretting.] [OE. freten to eat, consume; AS. fretan, for foretan; pref. for- + etan to eat; akin to D. vreten, OHG. frezzan, G. fressen, Sw. fr'84ta, Goth. fra-itan. See For, and Eat, v. t.] 1. To devour. [Obs.]
The sow frete the child right in the cradle.
2. To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship.
With many a curve my banks I fret.
3. To impair; to wear away; to diminish.
By starts His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear.
4. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water. 5. To tease; to irritate; to vex.
Fret not thyself because of evil doers.

Fret

Fret, v. i. 1. To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges. 2. To eat in; to make way by corrosion.
Many wheals arose, and fretted one into another with great excoriation.
3. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast. 4. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.

Fret

Fret, n. 1. The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water. Addison. 2. Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret.
Yet then did Dennis rave in furious fret.
3. Herpes; tetter. Dunglison. 4. pl. (Mining) The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down from the hills, and thus indicate to the miners the locality of the veins.

Fret

Fret, v. t. [OE. fretten to adorn, AS. fr'91twan, fr'91twian; akin to OS. fratahn, cf. Goth. us-fratwjan to make wise, also AS. fr'91twe ornaments, OS. fratah'c6 adornment.] To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.
Whose skirt with gold was fretted all about.
Yon gray lines, That fret the clouds, are messengers of day.

Fret

Fret, n. 1. Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork. 2. (Arch.) An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art.
His lady's cabinet is a adorned on the fret, ceiling, and chimney-piece with . . . carving.
3. The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair.
A fret of gold she had next her hair.
Fret saw, a saw with a long, narrow blade, used in cutting frets, scrolls, etc.; a scroll saw; a keyhole saw; a compass saw.

Fret

Fret , n. [F. frette a saltire, also a hoop, ferrule, prob. a dim. of L. ferrum iron. For sense 2, cf. also E. fret to rub.] 1. (Her.) A saltire interlaced with a mascle. 2. (Mus.) A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed.

Fret

Fret, v. t. To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.

See 1st Frith.

To devour.

To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.

The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.

To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.

Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork.

A saltire interlaced with a mascle.

To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.

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Usage Examples

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

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