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noun

A quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior: affray, brawl, broil², donnybrook, free-for-all, melee, riot, row², ruction, tumult. Informal fracas. Slang rumble. See attack/defend.

n

Definition: fight, battle
Antonyms: agreement, harmony, peace

IN BRIEF: To wear down so as to become ragged and have loose threads showing.

The artist will purposely fray the yarn to use in a multimedia project.

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• Fashion, Trim, and Sewing - frayed: (adj) worn or ragged from use or age, esp. collars and cuffs

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - trævle, flosse
v. tr. - slide på, så det bliver flosset, slide i laser
n. - las, frynse

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    flosset i kanterne

2.
n. - kamp, strid, slagsmål
v. tr. - skræmme, forfærde

Nederlands (Dutch)
rafelen, slijten, verschrikken, gespannen raken/zijn, fluweel van horens slijten (herten), ongeordende/gerekte ruzie, gerafelde/gesleten plek

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - s'effilocher, s'effiler, s'érailler
v. tr. - râper, rogner, effilocher, frotter (les bois) (en parlant d'un cerf)
n. - endroit élimé ou râpé (sur un tissu)

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    élimé/usé aux bords

2.
n. - bataille, bagarre, échauffourée, rixe, mêlée
v. tr. - effrayer, chasser, éloigner, écarter (qn)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - ausfransen, durchscheuern, strapazieren
n. - Durchscheuern

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    abgenutzt

2.
n. - Kampf
v. - erschrecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συμπλοκή, σύρραξη, καβγάς, σύγκρουση, ξέφτισμα, φάγωμα
v. - φθείρω/-ομαι, ξεφτίζω/-ομαι, ταράζω, ερεθίζω, τρίβω

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    φθαρμένος στις άκρες

Italiano (Italian)
sfilacciare, logorarsi

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    logorato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rixa (f)
v. - desgastar(-se)

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    desgastado nas bordas

Русский (Russian)
драка, бой, протершееся место, раздражительный

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    раздраженный, потертый

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - deshilarse, desflecarse, deshilacharse
v. tr. - ludir, raer, trazar
n. - raedura, deshilachado

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    deshilachado en los bordes, raído

2.
n. - riña, pelea, lucha
v. tr. - asustar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - högljutt gräl, strid, frans (på kläder)
v. - nöta, slita på (bildl.), bli nött

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 吵架, 打架, 与...斗争

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    使紧张, 烦躁

2. 磨损的边缘, 使紧张, 被磨损边缘, 紧张, 磨损, 争论, 打架

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 吵架, 打架
v. tr. - 與...鬥爭

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    使緊張, 煩躁

2.
v. tr. - 磨損的邊緣, 使緊張
v. intr. - 被磨損邊緣, 緊張
n. - 磨損, 爭論, 打架

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - (옷 등이) 마모되다
v. tr. - ~을 문지르다, ~닳게 하다
n. - 닳아서 헤진 부분

2.
n. - 싸움 , 소동
v. tr. - ~을 무서워 하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 争い, けんか, 乱闘
v. - すり切らす, ほつれさせる, すり減らす, こする

idioms:

• frayed at the edges    恐ろしく緊張した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشاجرة (فعل) ينسل الخيوط , ينهك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מריבה, תגרה, תחרות‬
v. tr. - ‮הפחיד (מיושן), נאבק‬
v. tr. - ‮קרע, בילה, מרט עצבים‬
v. intr. - ‮השתפשף, נשחק, נמתחו (עצבים), הידרדר‬
n. - ‮מריבה, תגרה‬

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