- a fight, battle, or skirmish.
- a competition or contest, especially in sports.
- a noisy quarrel or brawl.
- fright.
- to frighten.
- to fight or brawl.
- to wear (cloth, rope, etc.) to loose, raveled threads or fibers at the edge or end; cause to ravel out: Our old washing machine frayed all of our towels.
- to wear by rubbing (sometimes followed by through).
- to cause strain on (something); upset; discompose: All that arguing is fraying my nerves.
- to rub.
- to wear into loose, raveled threads or fibers, as cloth; ravel out: My sweater frayed at the elbows.
- to become strained or stressed: Jealousy could be a sign that your relationship is fraying.
- to rub against something: tall grass fraying against my knees.
- a raveled or worn part, as in cloth: frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
- a noisy quarrel
- a fight or brawl
- an archaic word for fright
- to frighten
- to wear or cause to wear away into tatters or loose threads, esp at an edge or end
- to make or become strained or irritated
- to rub or chafe (another object) or (of two objects) to rub against one another
- a frayed place, as in cloth