SkyfireDict

fret   (TTS Sound)

The noun fret has 4 senses

• fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither -- (agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams")


• worn spot, fret -- (a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion)


• fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern -- (an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls")


• fret -- (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)

The verb fret has 12 senses

• fuss, niggle, fret -- (worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now")


• fret -- (be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details")


• fret -- (provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar")


• chafe, gall, fret -- (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing)


• fret -- (cause annoyance in)


• eat into, fret, rankle, grate -- (gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered")


• fret -- (carve a pattern into)


• fret -- (decorate with an interlaced design)


• choke, gag, fret -- (be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat")


• rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch -- (cause friction; "my sweater scratches")


• erode, eat away, fret -- (remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces")


• fret, eat away -- (wear away or erode)