"fray" meaning in English

See fray in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /freɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fray.wav [UK] Forms: fray [canonical], frays [third-person, singular], frayed [past], frayed [past, participle], fraying [present, participle]
enPR: frā Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a material frays, it becomes worn at the edge due to constant rubbing.
    Sense id: simple-fray-en-verb-p6W44hz2
     
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