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   Fray

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   • 1. (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing: "cheap fabric soon frays" Similar unravelwearwear thinwear outwear awaywear throughbecome wornbecome threadbarebecome tatteredbecome raggedgo into holesgo through
   • ▪ (of a person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain. Similar straintaxovertaxirritateput on edgemake edgymake tense
   • ▪ (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.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French freiier, from Latin fricare ‘to rub’.

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   Fray can be a noun or a verb with different meanings. As a noun, it means a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute. As a verb, it means to wear, separate, or strain something by rubbing, fretting, or irritating it. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words of fray.

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   FRAY can mean a fight, a contest, or a worn part, depending on the context. Learn the difference between fray and frays, and explore the word history and usage of fray.

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   Fray can be a verb meaning to break the threads at the edge of cloth, or to become annoyed or upset. It can also be a noun meaning to join an argument or fight. Learn more with examples and translations.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of the verb fray, which can mean to come apart or to get annoyed. See examples, synonyms and idioms with fray.

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   Who are the fray?

   • The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King, they achieved success with the release of their debut album, How to Save a Life in 2005, which was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK.

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   What does fray mean in Ovid's Metamorphoses?

   • One early sense of fray that existed in the 1400s, but which has since fallen out of use, meant “to bruise” (as in, with our strokes we shall fray him ). In a translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses dating from the 1500s, this very same sense in a different context is used to mean “deflower” (deprive of virginity).

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   What does it mean to be ready for the fray?

   • Tempers frayed as thousands of drivers began the Christmas holiday with long waits in traffic jams. enter the fray With a third country about to enter (= take part in) the fray, the fighting looks set to continue. ready for the fray A good holiday should leave you feeling refreshed and ready for the fray (= ready to work) again.

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    The word fray is all about friction. A frayed rope has been rubbed so much its fibers are wearing away. People experiencing friction are involved in a fray, or a noisy fight.

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