FRAY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a noisy fight
   Synonym(s)
   • affray (what does affray mean?)
   • disturbance (what does disturbance mean?)
   • ruffle (what does ruffle mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) fray is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   • fighting (what does fighting mean?)
   • combat (what does combat mean?)
   • scrap (what does scrap mean?)

FRAY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cause friction
   Synonym(s)
   • chafe (what does chafe mean?)
   • fret (what does fret mean?)
   • rub (what does rub mean?)
   • scratch (what does scratch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • my sweater scratches
   Hypernyms(s) fray is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
   • meet (what does meet mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • abrasion (what does abrasion mean?)
   • scratch (what does scratch mean?)
   • scrape (what does scrape mean?)
   • excoriation (what does excoriation mean?)
   • chafe (what does chafe mean?)
   • friction (what does friction mean?)
   • rubbing (what does rubbing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • wear away by rubbing
   Synonym(s)
   • frazzle (what does frazzle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The friction frayed the sleeve
   Hypernyms(s) fray is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • wear (what does wear mean?)
   • wear out (what does wear out mean?)
   • bust (what does bust mean?)
   • fall apart (what does fall apart mean?)