FRET (magazine)
WordNet

noun


(1)   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
(2)   An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
"There was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
(3)   A spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
(4)   Agitation resulting from active worry
"Don't get in a stew"
"He's in a sweat about exams"

verb


(5)   Wear away or erode
(6)   Remove soil or rock
"Rain eroded the terraces"
(7)   Cause friction
"My sweater scratches"
(8)   Be too tight; rub or press
"This neckband is choking the cat"
(9)   Decorate with an interlaced design
(10)   Carve a pattern into
(11)   Be agitated or irritated
"Don't fret over these small details"
(12)   Gnaw into; make resentful or angry
"The injustice rankled her"
"His resentment festered"
(13)   Cause annoyance in
(14)   Worry unnecessarily or excessively
"Don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
(15)   Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
(16)   Provide (a musical instrument) with frets
"Fret a guitar"
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Etymology 1


Old English fretan "to eat up, devour", from a base corresponding to for- + eat. Cognate with Dutch vreten, German fressen.

Verb



  1. To devour, consume.
  2. To gnaw, consume, eat away.
  3. To chafe or irritate; to worry.
  4. To worry or be anxious.

Noun



  1. One of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar or other musical instrument that marks note positions for fingering.
  2. An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief).

Noun



  1. A fog or mist at sea or coming inland from the sea


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Noun



  1. Freight, cargo fees: the cost of transporting cargo by boat.
  2. Rental of a ship, in whole or in part.
  3. Freight, cargo, payload .
    • 2008 March 9, Reuters, “L'ATV Jules Verne né sous une bonne étoile”,
      Il n'y aura plus alors que les vaisseaux Progress russes pour emmener du fret à bord de la station spatiale, et les Soyouz pour les vols habités.
      So there will only be the Russian Progress shuttles to take freight aboard the space station, and the Soyuz for manned flights.
 
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