FRAY

Meaning of FRAY in English

Pronunciation: ' fr ā

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English fraien, short for affraien to affray

Date: 14th century

archaic : SCARE also : to frighten away

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

FRAY — conflicte, combatte; v. fricter, forfricter
English interlingue dictionary
FRAY — I. ˈfrā verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English fraien, short for afraien, affraien — more at affray transitive verb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRAY — (v. t.) To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer …
Английский словарь Webster
FRAY — ( v. t. ) To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRAY — fray 1 /fray/ , n. 1. a fight, battle, or skirmish. 2. a competition or contest, esp. in sports. 3. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRAY — I. ˈfrā transitive verb Etymology: Middle English fraien, short for affraien to affray Date: 14th century archaic : scare ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRAY — vi to rub. 2. fray ·noun affray; broil; contest; combat. 3. fray ·noun a fret or chafe, as in cloth; …
Webster English vocab
FRAY — [fray] vt [ME fraien, short for affraien to affray] (14c) archaic: scare; also: to frighten away [2]fray n (14c): a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRAY — fray BrE AmE freɪ ▷ frayed freɪd ▷ fraying ˈfreɪ ɪŋ ▷ frays freɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRAY — / freɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. if cloth frays or sth frays it, the threads in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRAY — I. fray 1 /freɪ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: frayer , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRAY — n. 1 conflict, fighting (eager for the fray). 2 a noisy quarrel or brawl. [ME f. fray to quarrel f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRAY — n. 1 conflict, fighting (eager for the fray). 2 a noisy quarrel or brawl. [ ME f. fray to quarrel …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRAY — 1. v. 1. tr. & intr. wear through or become worn, esp. (of woven material) unweave at the edges. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
FRAY — ( frays, fraying, frayed) 1. If something such as cloth or rope frays , or if something frays it, its …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sb's nerves are tattered/frayed/shattered (= they feel very nervous or worried ) ▪ Everyone's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRAY — (ACTION) [noun] [U] - the fray an energetic and often not well organized effort, activity, fight or disagreementWith a third …
Cambridge English vocab
FRAY — verb Fray is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ temper Fray is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FRAY — n. 25B6; noun two men started the fray : BATTLE, fight, engagement, conflict, clash, skirmish, altercation, tussle, struggle, scuffle, melee, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRAY — n. disturbance, skirmish, fight, battle, brawl, tussle, scuffle, fracas, mêlée or melee, Donnybrook, wrangle, rumpus, row, quarrel, dispute, altercation, Law …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FRAY — I сущ. драка, стычка; ссора, перепалка to enter the fray ≈ вступать в драку The second blow makes the fray. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRAY — fray.ogg _I 1. freı n 1. книжн. столкновение, драка eager for the fray - готовый лезть в драку 2. разг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FRAY — fray I сущ.драка, стычка; ссора, перепалка to enter the fray — вступать в драку The second blow makes the fray. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FRAY — _I 1. freı n 1. книжн. столкновение, драка eager for the fray - готовый лезть в драку 2. разг. деятельность …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FRAY — I сущ. драка, стычка; ссора, перепалка to enter the fray — вступать в драку The second blow makes the fray. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FRAY — I сущ. драка, стычка; ссора, перепалка to enter the fray — вступать в драку The second blow makes the fray. — Драка начинается …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FRAY — _I _n. столкновение, драка; eager for the fray - готовый лезть в драку (тж. перен.) _Syn: fight _II 1. _n. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FRAY — I n. столкновение, драка; eager for the fray - готовый лезть в драку (тж. перен.) Syn: fight II 1. n. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FRAY — _I freɪ _n. столкновение, драка; eager for the fray готовый лезть в драку (тж. _перен.) _II freɪ 1. _n. протёршееся …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FRAY — - enter the fray
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
FRAY — I сущ. драка, стычка; ссора, перепалка to enter the fray ≈ вступать в драку The second blow makes the fray. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRAY — gasgas
English-Visayan vocabulary
FRAY — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English fraien, short for affraien to af~ Date: 14th century scare , II. noun Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FRAY — (n.) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.
Английский словарь Webster
FRAY — (v. i.) To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the …
Английский словарь Webster
FRAY — (v. i.) To rub.
Английский словарь Webster
FRAY — (v. t.) To bear the expense of; to defray.
Английский словарь Webster
FRAY — (v. t.) To frighten; to terrify; to alarm.
Английский словарь Webster
FRAY — (n.) Affray; broil; contest; combat.
Английский словарь Webster
FRAY — ( v. t. ) To frighten; to terrify; to alarm.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRAY — ( v. t. ) To bear the expense of; to defray.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRAY — ( v. i. ) To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRAY — ( v. i. ) To rub.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRAY — ( n. ) Affray; broil; contest; combat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRAY — ( n. ) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRAY — v. wear out, make ragged; wear on the nerves, irritate; be worn out, become ragged; rub
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FRAY — n. quarrel, brawl, skirmish, fight
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FRAY — n. Function: noun Date: 1630 : a raveled place or worn spot (as on fabric)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FRAY — n. Function: verb Etymology: Middle English fraien, from Anglo-French freier, froier to rub, from Latin fricare ― more at FRICTION …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FRAY — n. Function: noun Date: 14th century : a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FRAY — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge. 2》 (of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FRAY — v. 1 tr. & intr. wear through or become worn, esp. (of woven material) unweave at the edges. 2 intr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRAY — v. 1 tr. & intr. wear through or become worn, esp. (of woven material) unweave at the edges. 2 intr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRAY — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If something such as cloth or rope ~s, or if something ~s it, its threads or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FRAY — Synonyms and related words : ablate, abrade, abrase, abrasion, action, aerial combat, affray, altercation, armored combat, bark, battle, battle royal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRAY — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: BRAWL 2, affray, broil, donnybrook, fight, fracas, melee, row, ruction, scuffle Related Words: contention, discord, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FRAY — I . n. 1. Combat, battle, fight. 2. Broil, quarrel, riot, contention. See af~ . II . v. a. Rub, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FRAY — noun 1. Synonyms: brawl 2, affray, broil, donnybrook, fight, fracas, melee, row, ruction, scuffle Related Word: contention, discord, dissension, strife …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRAY — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FRAY — n. 25B6; verb cheap fabric soon frays : UNRAVEL, wear, wear thin, wear out/through, become worn. her nerves were frayed …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRAY — n. to enter, join the ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
FRAY — v. shred, wear (thin or threadbare), wear out, rub, abrade, chafe, ravel, unravel, frazzle He saves his frayed shirts to …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FRAY — Драка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FRAY — 1) износ трением || изнашиваться, истираться 2) расплетаться (о канате) 3) швейн. осыпаться
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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