fret has definitions from the fields of music,architecture
1
[ verb ] worry unnecessarily or excessively

Synonyms

fuss niggle

Examples

"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

Used in print

(Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)

He would wake_up in_the_middle of the night and fret about it .

Related terms

worry dither scruple

2
[ verb ] be agitated or irritated

Examples

"don't fret over these small details"

Used in print

(The New York Times...)

A year ago today , when the Democrats were fretting and frolicking in Los_Angeles and John_F._Kennedy was still only an able and ambitious Senator who yearned for the power and responsibility of the Presidency , Theodore_H._White had already compiled masses of notes about the Presidential campaign of 1960 .

Related terms

worry shiver dither

3
[ verb ] remove soil or rock, as of wind or water

Synonyms

erode eat_away

Examples

"Rain eroded the terraces"

Related terms

damage wash erosion

4
[ verb ] cause friction

Synonyms

scratch rub chafe fray

Examples

"my sweater scratches"

Related terms

touch abrasion

5
[ noun ] agitation resulting from active worry

Examples

"don't get in a stew" "he's in a sweat about exams"

Related terms

agitation sulk

6
[ verb ] be too tight; rub or press

Synonyms

choke gag

Examples

"This neckband is choking the cat"

Related terms

compress choker

7
[ verb ] carve a pattern into

Related terms

carve honeycomb handicraft

8
[ verb ] decorate with an interlaced design

Related terms

decorate

9
[ verb ] gnaw into; make resentful or angry

Synonyms

eat_into rankle grate

Examples

"The unjustice rankled her" "his resentment festered"

Related terms

annoy

10
[ verb ] cause annoyance in

Related terms

annoy

11
[ verb ] wear away or erode

Synonyms

eat_away

Related terms

corrode

12
[ verb ] become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

Synonyms

chafe gall

Related terms

irritate chafe

13
[ noun ] (architecture) an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief)

Examples

"there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"

Related terms

architectural_ornament

14
[ noun ] a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

Synonyms

worn_spot

Related terms

spot chafe

15
[ verb ] provide (a musical instrument) with frets

Examples

"fret a guitar"

Related terms

supply

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[ noun ] (music) 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

Related terms

bar

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