Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Määritelmät
Verbi
- (transitive, obsolete, rare) To bear the expense of (something); to defray.
- (also, figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
- (except, poetic) To alarm or frighten (someone or something).
- (specifically) Of a deer: to rub (its antlers or head) against a tree, etc., to remove the velvet from antlers or to mark territory; also, to rub its antlers against (a tree, etc.) for that purpose.
- Often followed by away, off, or out: to frighten or scare (someone or something) away.
- To force or make (a path, way, etc.) through.
- To assail or attack (someone or something); to drive (someone or something) away by attacking.
- (obsolete) To bruise (someone or something); also, to take the virginity of (someone, usually a female person); to deflower.
- To chase (someone or something) away; to disperse.
- To become unravelled or worn; to unravel.
- To be afraid or frightened; to fear.
- To rub.
- (specifically) Of a deer: to rub its antlers against a tree, etc., to remove the velvet or to mark territory.
- To make an assault or attack; also, to create a disturbance; to brawl, to fight.
- (figuratively) Of a person's mental strength, nerves, temper, etc.: to become exhausted or worn out.
Substantiivi
- (countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.
- (archaic or obsolete) A consequence of rubbing, unravelling, or wearing away; a fraying; also, a place where fraying has occurred.
- (countable, figuratively) A heated argument; a war of words.
- (uncountable) Conflict, disagreement.
- (countable) An assault or attack.
- (countable) A loud noise; a cacophony, a din.
- (except, Scotland, uncountable) Fright, terror; (countable) an instance of this.
Esimerkit
- Though they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.
- Who began this bloody fray?
- Wigan, unbeaten in five games at the DW Stadium, looked well in control but the catalyst for Arsenal's improvement finally came when Diaby left the field with a calf injury and Jack Wilshere came into the fray, bringing some much needed determination and urgency to lacklustre Arsenal.
- The ribbon frayed at the cut end.
- The stressful day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as strings)
- "Besides, all the wit and Philosophy in the world can never demonstrate, that the killing and slaughtering of a Beast is anymore then the striking of a Bush where a Bird's Nest is, where you fray away the Bird, and then seize upon the empty Nest."
- What frays ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayed?
- The charge of my most curious and costly ingredients frayed, I shall acknowledge myself amply satisfied.
- We can show the marks he made / When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed.
- The halter was loose on her, and frayed at the edges. Perhaps she’d recently lost weight, or maybe she’d deliberately bought it overlarge. Whatever the reason, it showed quite a bit of her chest.
- The stressful day ended in frayed nerves.
- into the fray
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | frayed |
| Imperfekti | frayed |
| Partisiipin preesens | fraying |
| Monikko | frays |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | frays |