fret

Definitions of fret in various dictionaries:

noun - agitation resulting from active worry

noun - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

noun - an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)

noun - a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument

verb - worry unnecessarily or excessively

verb - be agitated or irritated

verb - provide (a musical instrument) with frets

verb - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

verb - cause annoyance in

verb - gnaw into

verb - carve a pattern into

verb - decorate with an interlaced design

verb - be too tight

verb - cause friction

verb - remove soil or rock

verb - wear away or erode

To cause to be uneasy; vex: “fret thy soul with crosses and with cares” (Edmund Spenser).

To gnaw or wear away; erode.

To produce a hole or worn spot in; corrode.

To form (a passage or channel) by erosion.

To disturb the surface of (water or a stream); agitate.

To be vexed or troubled; worry.

To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.

To move agitatedly.

To gnaw with the teeth in the manner of a rodent.

The act or an instance of fretting.

A hole or worn spot made by abrasion or erosion.

Irritation of mind; agitation.

To provide with frets.

To press (the strings of an instrument) against the frets.

An ornamental design consisting of repeated and symmetrical figures, often in relief, contained within a band or border.

A headdress, worn by women of the Middle Ages, consisting of interlaced wire.

verb - to feel anxious and uneasy about something

FRET - A fret is a raised element on the neck of a stringed instrument. Frets usually extend across the full width of the neck. On most modern western frett...