Definition of fret Fret
/fɹɛˈt/ - [fret] - fret
We found 57 definitions of fret from 9 different sources.
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What does fret mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: frets |
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| fret - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" | ||
| stew, sweat, lather, swither | ||
| agitation the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) | ||
| fret - an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" | ||
| Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern | ||
| architectural ornament (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance | ||
| fret - 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 | ||
| bar a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" | ||
| fret - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion | ||
| worn spot | ||
| dapple, speckle, fleck, maculation, patch, spot a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole | ||
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| fret - carve a pattern into | ||
| carve cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham" | ||
| handicraft a craft that requires skillful hands | ||
| honeycomb make full of cavities, like a honeycomb | ||
| fret - decorate with an interlaced design | ||
| grace, ornament, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree" | ||
| fret - be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details" | ||
| worry touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads" | ||
| dither make a fuss; be agitated | ||
| fret - cause annoyance in | ||
| fret wear away or erode | ||
| annoy, rile, nettle, devil, nark, irritate, gravel, get to, get at, vex, chafe, rag, bother cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | ||
| fret - provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar" | ||
| furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
| fret - wear away or erode | ||
| eat away | ||
| corrode, rust become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" | ||
| fret - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" | ||
| erode, eat away | ||
| damage inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" | ||
| wash to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day" | ||
| fret - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" | ||
| fuss, niggle | ||
| worry touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads" | ||
| scruple have doubts about | ||
| dither, pother, flap make a fuss; be agitated | ||
| fret - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing | ||
| chafe, gall | ||
| irritate excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" | ||
| fret - cause friction; "my sweater scratches" | ||
| rub, fray, chafe, scratch | ||
| contact, adjoin, meet, touch attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" | ||
| fret - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" | ||
| choke, gag | ||
| compress, constrict, compact, contract, squeeze, press squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" | ||
| fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" | ||
| eat into, rankle, grate | ||
| annoy, rile, nettle, devil, nark, irritate, gravel, get to, get at, vex, chafe, rag, bother cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fret (Noun)
One of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar or other musical instrument that marks note positions for fingering. - fret (Noun)
An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines often in relief. - fret (Noun)
A strait; channel. - fret (Noun)
A fog or mist at sea or coming inland from the sea. - fret (Verb)
To devour, consume; eat. - fret (Verb)
To gnaw, consume, eat away. - fret (Verb)
To cut through with fretsaw, create fretwork. - fret (Verb)
To chafe or irritate; to worry. - fret (Verb)
To worry or be anxious. - fret (Verb)
To press down the string behind a fret.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fret (n.)
See 1st Frith. - fret (v. t.)
To devour. - fret (v. t.)
To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship. - fret (v. t.)
To impair; to wear away; to diminish. - fret (v. t.)
To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water. - fret (v. t.)
To tease; to irritate; to vex. - fret (v. i.)
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges. - fret (v. i.)
To eat in; to make way by corrosion. - fret (v. i.)
To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast. - fret (v. i.)
To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions. - fret (n.)
The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water. - fret (n.)
Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret. - fret (n.)
Herpes; tetter. - fret (n.)
The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down from the hills, and thus indicate to the miners the locality of the veins. - fret (v. t.)
To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify. - fret (n.)
Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork. - fret (n.)
An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art. - fret (n.)
The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair. - fret (n.)
A saltire interlaced with a mascle. - fret (n.)
A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed. - fret (v. t.)
To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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fret
A raised element on the neck of some stringed instrument.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fret
fret, v.t. to wear away by rubbing, to rub, chafe, ripple, disturb: to eat into: to vex, to irritate.—v.i. to wear away: to vex one's self: to be peevish:—pr.p. fret′ting; pa.p. fret′ted, (B.) fret.—n. agitation of the surface of a liquid: irritation: the worn side of the banks of a river.—adj. Fret′ful, peevish.—adv. Fret′fully.—n. Fret′fulness.—p.adj. Fret′ting, vexing.—n. peevishness. [A.S. fretan, to gnaw—pfx. for-, inten., and etan, to eat; Ger. fressen.] -
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fret, v.t. to ornament with raised work: to variegate:—pr.p. fret′ting; pa.p. fret′ted. [O. Fr. freter.] -
fret
fret, n. a piece of interlaced ornamental work: (archit.) an ornament consisting of small fillets intersecting each other at right angles: (her.) bars crossed and interlaced.—ns. Fret′-saw, a saw with a narrow blade and fine teeth, used for fret-work, scroll-work, &c.; Frette, a hoop for strengthening a cannon shrunk on its breach.—adjs. Fret′ted, Fret′ty, ornamented with frets.—n. Fret′-work, ornamental work consisting of a combination of frets, perforated work. [O. Fr. frete, trellis-work.] -
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fret, n. a short wire on the finger-board of a guitar or other instrument.—v.t. to furnish with frets. [Prob. same as the above.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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fret
A narrow strait of the sea, from fretum. -
fret
To chafe.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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fret
Two things you won't fret o'er, If you're a wise man-- The thing you can't help, And the thing that you can.
Wikipedia 
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Frets are thin metal strips which are used on several stringed musical instruments, such as the guitar, the electric guitar, the bass guitar, the mandolin, and the banjo.
These thin metal strips are mounted on the long necks of these stringed instruments. The frets help the musician playing the instrument to know where to place their fingers on the instrument.
