Definition of fret

noun (n)

• agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)

  Synonym: lather, stew, sweat, swither
  

  source: wordnet30
• a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion (noun.attribute)

  Synonym: worn spot
  

  source: wordnet30
• an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: greek fret, greek key, key pattern
  

  Example:
  There was a simple fret at the top of the walls.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch (noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• See 1st Frith. (noun)

  source: webster1913
• The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water. (noun)

  source: webster1913
• Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork. (noun)

  source: webster1913
• A saltire interlaced with a mascle. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)

  Synonym: fuss, niggle
  

  source: wordnet30
• be agitated or irritated (verb.emotion)

  Example:
  Don't fret over these small details.
  

  source: wordnet30
• provide (a musical instrument) with frets (verb.possession)

  Example:
  Fret a guitar.
  

  source: wordnet30
• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (verb.perception)

  Synonym: chafe, gall
  

  source: wordnet30
• cause annoyance in (verb.emotion)

  source: wordnet30
• gnaw into; make resentful or angry (verb.emotion)

  Synonym: eat into, grate, rankle
  

  source: wordnet30
• carve a pattern into (verb.creation)

  source: wordnet30
• decorate with an interlaced design (verb.creation)

  source: wordnet30
• be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)

  Synonym: choke, gag
  

  source: wordnet30
• cause friction (verb.contact)

  Synonym: chafe, fray, rub, scratch
  

  source: wordnet30
• remove soil or rock (verb.change)

  Synonym: eat away, erode
  

  source: wordnet30
• wear away or erode (verb.change)

  Synonym: eat away
  

  source: wordnet30
• To devour. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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