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Fray

speaker

Meaning

Verb

  • To
    or
    (something); to cause (something
    or
    together, such as
    or
    ) to
    through
    ; also, to
    (something) through
    or
    bing; to chafe.
  • Of a
    : to
    (its
    or
    ) against a
    , etc; to
    the
    from
    or to
    ; also, to
    its
    against (a
    , etc.)
    purpose.
  • To
    or make (a
    , way, etc.) through.
    To
    (someone
    ); also, to take the
    of (someone, usually a
    person); to deflower.
    To become
    or
    ; to unravel.
  • To rub.
  • Of a
    : to
    its
    against a
    , etc; to
    the
    or to
    territory.
  • Of a person's
    ,
    ,
    , etc.: to become
    or
    out.
    To
    or
    (someone or something).
    Often
    , off, or out: to
    or
    (someone
    )
    .
    To
    or
    (someone
    ); to
    (someone
    )
    by
    ing.
    To
    (someone
    )
    ; to disperse.
    In Fear:
    To be
    or
    ; to fear.
    To make an
    or
    ; also, to create a
    ; to
    , to fight.
    To
    the
    of (something); to defray.

    Noun

    A
    of
    ,
    , or
    ; a
    ; also, a place where
    has occurred.
    A
    , especially
    from
    ; a
    , a
    ; also, a
    quarrel.
    A
    ; a
    of words.
    Conflict, disagreement.
    An
    or attack.
    A
    ; a
    , a din.
    In Scottish English:
    Fright,
    ; (countable) an
    of this.

    Name

    A surname.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    fray
    English
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    frayer
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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    frico
    Latin
    Sourced from
    Etym
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