fray

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: frā, IPA: /freɪ/, SAMPA: /freI/

  Rhymes: -eɪ

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fray (plural frays)

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

   "Into the Fray"

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to fray (third-person singular simple present frays, present participle fraying, simple past and past participle frayed)

1. (intransitive) 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.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To cause exhaustion, wear out (a person's mental strength).

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

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