Complete Definition of "fray"

English

Pronunciation
fr�, /freɪ/, /<tt>freI</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-eɪ|Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun
fray (plural frays)

  1. Affray; broil; contest; combat; brawl; melee.

#:"Into the Fray"

Translations
Hebrew: ק��� (ktata), ת�ר�ת (tacharut)

Verb
en-verb

  1. to unravel. Used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope.

#:The ribbon frayed at the cut end.

  1. (figurative) to cause exhaustion, wear out (a person's mental strength)

#: The stressful day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as strings)

Translations
trans-top|unravel
Catalan: desfilar-se
Finnish: harsuuntua
Hebrew: ��ת���ת, �רפ�
trans-mid
Norwegian: rakne
trans-bottom
trans-top|to wear out
Hebrew: �ש��ק (עצ���), ���ש�ק, עצ���
Norwegian: rakne
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