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Meaning
Verb
●
To
rub
or
wear away
(something); to cause (something
made of
strands
twisted
or
woven
together, such as
cloth
or
rope
) to
unravel
through
friction
; also, to
irritate
(something) through
chafing
or
rub
bing; to chafe.
Of a
deer
: to
rub
(its
antlers
or
head
) against a
tree
, etc; to
remove
the
velvet
from
antlers
or to
mark
territory
; also, to
rub
its
antlers
against (a
tree
, etc.)
for that
purpose.
●
To
force
or make (a
path
, way, etc.) through.
●
To
bruise
(someone
or something
); also, to take the
virginity
of (someone, usually a
female
person); to deflower.
●
To become
unravelled
or
worn
; to unravel.
●
To rub.
Of a
deer
: to
rub
its
antlers
against a
tree
, etc; to
remove
the
velvet
or to
mark
territory.
●
Of a person's
mental
strength
,
nerves
,
temper
, etc.: to become
exhausted
or
worn
out.
●
To
alarm
or
frighten
(someone or something).
●
Often
followed by
away
, off, or out: to
frighten
or
scare
(someone
or something
)
away
.
●
To
assail
or
attack
(someone
or something
); to
drive
(someone
or something
)
away
by
attack
ing.
●
To
chase
(someone
or something
)
away
; to disperse.
●
In Fear:
To be
afraid
or
frightened
; to fear.
●
To make an
assault
or
attack
; also, to create a
disturbance
; to
brawl
, to fight.
●
To
bear
the
expense
of (something); to defray.
Noun
●
A
consequence
of
rubbing
,
unravelling
, or
wearing away
; a
fraying
; also, a place where
fraying
has occurred.
●
A
noisy
commotion
, especially
resulting
from
fighting
; a
brawl
, a
fight
; also, a
loud
quarrel.
●
A
heated
argument
; a
war
of words.
●
Conflict, disagreement.
●
An
assault
or attack.
●
A
loud
noise
; a
cacophony
, a din.
●
In Scottish English:
Fright,
terror
; (countable) an
instance
of this.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
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Origin
fray
English
frayer
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
frico
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Toupee
O'Shea
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Bouquet
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Overstay
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Want-Away
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