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"Fray" Definition

noun

A frayed or threadbare spot, as on fabric.
A heated dispute or contest.
A scuffle; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl.
A usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute.
A raveled place or worn spot (as on fabric).

verb-transitive

Archaic To alarm; frighten.
Archaic To drive away.
To strain; chafe: repeated noises that fray the nerves.
To wear away (the edges of fabric, for example) by rubbing.

verb-intransitive

To become worn away or tattered along the edges.

verb

To frighten away.
To wear (as an edge of cloth) by or as if by rubbing .
To separate the threads at the edge of.
To wear out or into shreds.
To show signs of strain .

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