English-Thai Dictionary

fray

VI(เส้นด้าย )ลุ่ย  หลุดลุ่ย  fret tatter wear away lui

 

fray

VT(เส้นด้าย )ลุ่ย  หลุดลุ่ย  fret tatter wear away lui

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRAY

n.[L. fractura, from frango, frico.] 1. A boil, quarrel or violent riot, that puts men in fear. This is the vulgar word for affray, and the sense seems to refer the word to Fr. effrayer.
2. A combat; a battle; also, a single combat or duel.
3. A contest; contention.
4. A rub; a fret or chafe in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.

 

FRAY

v.t.To fright; to terrify. Obs.

 

FRAY

v.t.[L. frico, to rub. ] 1. To rub; to fret, as cloth by wearing.
2. To rub; as, a deer frays his head.

 

FRAYED

pp. Frightened; rubbed; worn.

 

FRAYING

ppr. Frightening; terrifying; rubbing.

 

FRAYING

n.Peel of a deer's horn.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRAY

Fray, n. Etym: [Abbreviated from affray. ]

 

Defn: Affray; broil; contest; combat. Who began this bloody fray Shak.

 

FRAY

Fray, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fraying. ] Etym: [See 1st Fray, and cf. Affray. ]

 

Defn: To frighten; to terrify; to alarm. I. Taylor. What frays ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayed Spenser.

 

FRAY

Fray, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OF. fraier. See Defray, v. t.]

 

Defn: To bear the expense of; to defray. [Obs. ] The charge of my most curious and costly ingredients frayed, I shall acknowledge myself amply satisfied. Massinger.

 

FRAY

Fray, v. t. Etym: [OF. freier, fraier, froier, to rub. L. fricare;cf. friare to crumble, E. friable; perh. akin to Gr. gh to rub, scratch. Cf. Friction. ]

 

Defn: To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head.

 

FRAY

FRAY Fray, v. i.

 

1. To rub. We can show the marks he made When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed. Sir W. Scott.

 

2. To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly. A suit of frayed magnificience. tennyson.

 

FRAY

FRAY Fray, n.

 

Defn: A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.

 

FRAYING

FRAYING Fray "ing, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The skin which a deer frays from his horns. B. Jonson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fray

fray 1 |frā freɪ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a fabric, rope, or cord ) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing: cheap fabric soon frays | (as adj. frayed ) : the frayed collar of her old coat. • (of a person's nerves or temper ) show the effects of strain. • [ with obj. ] (of a male deer ) rub (a bush or small tree ) with the head in order to remove the velvet from newly formed antlers, or to mark territory during the rut. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French freiier, from Latin fricare ‘to rub. ’

 

fray

fray 2 |freɪ frā | ▶noun (the fray ) a situation of intense activity, typically one incorporating an element of aggression or competition: nineteen companies intend to bid for the contract, with three more expected to enter the fray . • a battle or fight. ORIGIN late Middle English: from archaic fray ‘to quarrel, ’ from affray ‘startle, ’ from Anglo-Norman French afrayer (see affray ).

 

Fray Bentos

Fray Bentos |ˌfreɪ ˈbɛntɒs | a port and meat-packing centre in western Uruguay; pop. 23,100 (est. 2004 ).

 

frayed

frayed |frād | ▶adjective (of a fabric, rope, or cord ) unraveled or worn at the edge: the frayed collar of her old coat. • (of a person's nerves or temper ) showing the effects of strain: an effort to soothe frayed nerves.

 

Oxford Dictionary

fray

fray 1 |freɪ | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (of a fabric, rope, or cord ) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing: cheap fabric soon frays. • (of a person's nerves or temper ) show the effects of strain: as the temperature rose, tempers frayed. 2 [ with obj. ] (of a male deer ) rub (a bush or small tree ) with the head in order to remove the velvet from newly formed antlers, or to mark territory during the rut. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French freiier, from Latin fricare ‘to rub ’.

 

fray

fray 2 |freɪ | ▶noun (the fray ) a situation of intense competitive activity: ten companies intend to bid for the contract, with three more expected to enter the fray . • a battle or fight. ORIGIN late Middle English: from archaic fray ‘to quarrel ’, from affray ‘startle ’, from Anglo-Norman French afrayer (see affray ).

 

Fray Bentos

Fray Bentos |ˌfreɪ ˈbɛntɒs | a port and meat-packing centre in western Uruguay; pop. 23,100 (est. 2004 ).

 

frayed

frayed |freɪd | ▶adjective (of a fabric, rope, or cord ) unravelled or worn at the edge: the frayed collar of her old coat. • (of a person's nerves or temper ) showing the effects of strain: an effort to soothe frayed nerves.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fray

fray 1 verb 1 cheap fabric soon frays: unravel, wear, wear thin, wear out /through, become worn. 2 her nerves were frayed: strain, tax, overtax, put on edge.

 

fray

fray 2 noun two men started the fray: battle, fight, engagement, conflict, clash, skirmish, altercation, tussle, struggle, scuffle, melee, brawl, fracas; informal scrap, set-to.

 

frayed

frayed adjective 1 a frayed shirt collar: worn, well-worn, threadbare, tattered, ragged, holey, moth-eaten, in holes, the worse for wear; informal tatty, raggedy, dog-eared. 2 his frayed nerves: strained, fraught, tense, edgy, stressed.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fray

fray 1 verb 1 cheap fabric soon frays: unravel, wear, wear thin, wear out, wear away, wear through, become worn, become threadbare, become tattered, become ragged, go into holes, go through. 2 despite the situation, remarkably few nerves were frayed: strain, tax, overtax, irritate, put on edge, make edgy, make tense.

 

fray

fray 2 noun the swordsman launched himself into the fray: battle, engagement, conflict, armed conflict, fight, clash, skirmish, altercation, tussle, struggle, scuffle, melee, brawl, riot, commotion, disturbance; contest, competition; informal scrap, dust-up, set-to, free-for-all; Brit. informal punch-up, bust-up, ruck; Scottish informal rammy, swedge; Law, dated affray.

 

frayed

frayed adjective 1 the shirt had frayed cuffs: unravelling, unravelled, worn, well worn, threadbare, tattered, ragged, holey, moth-eaten, shabby; torn, ripped, split; worn out, worn through, worn thin, in holes, in tatters, falling to pieces, the worse for wear; informal tatty, ratty; N. Amer. informal raggedy. 2 his frayed nerves couldn't take much more: strained, taxed, overtaxed, irritated, edgy, tense, stressed, fraught.

 

French Dictionary

frayer

frayer v. tr. , intr. , pronom. verbe transitif Tracer (un chemin ). : Il lui fraie la voie. Se frayer un chemin dans la forêt. SYNONYME ouvrir . verbe intransitif 1 figuré Fréquenter quelqu ’un. : Frayer avec des bandits notoires. Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition avec. Note Technique En ce sens, le verbe a généralement une connotation négative. 2 Déposer ou féconder les œufs, en parlant des poissons. : Les saumons remontent la rivière Miramichi pour frayer. Écarter les obstacles pour ouvrir (un chemin, une voie …). : Les dignitaires se sont frayé un chemin dans la foule. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. La place qu ’il s ’est frayée dans l ’organisation. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Ils se sont frayé un sentier dans la forêt. payer Conjugaison Le y peut être changé en i devant un e muet. Je fraie (ou je fraye ), je fraierai (ou je frayerai ).Le y est suivi d ’un i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous frayions, (que ) vous frayiez.

 

frayère

frayère n. f. nom féminin Lieu où les poissons vont déposer leurs œufs. : La montaison des saumons vers les frayères. L ’Ashuapmushuan, le dernier cours d ’eau naturel de la région et la principale frayère à ouananiches du lac Saint-Jean. (Le Devoir )

 

frayeur

frayeur n. f. nom féminin Peur soudaine et passagère que fait naître un danger réel ou supposé. : Elle poussa un cri de frayeur en apercevant un ours près de sa tente. SYNONYME affolement ; angoisse ; crainte ; effroi .

 

Spanish Dictionary

fray

fray nombre masculino Tratamiento que se utiliza antepuesto al nombre propio de un fraile :fray Luis de León; fray Bartolomé de las Casas .ETIMOLOGÍA Acortamiento de fraile .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fray

fray 1 /freɪ /動詞 ～s ; ～ed ; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈布など 〉をこすってぼろぼろにする, すり減らす, すり切らす, ほつれさせる ▸ frayed gloves すり切れた手袋 2 〈神経 〉をすり減らす .自動詞 こすれてぼろぼろになる [ほつれる ], すり切れる (out ); 〈神経が 〉すり減る .

 

fray

fray 2 名詞 〖the ～〗(騒がしい )けんか, 口論 ; 論議 ; 争い, 取っ組み合い (fight ).