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Fray

freɪ

Fray definitions
verb
fray frayed fraying frays
  1. (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing

    "cheap fabric soon frays"

    unravelling unravelled worn well worn threadbare tattered ragged holey moth-eaten shabby unravel wear wear thin wear out wear away wear through become worn become threadbare become tattered become ragged go into holes go through
    • (of a person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain

      "as the temperature rose, tempers frayed"

  2. (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

    "bucks mark their territory by fraying small trees"