Fret

English Meaning

See 1st Frith.

1. To cause to be uneasy; vex: "fret thy soul with crosses and with cares” ( Edmund Spenser).
2. To gnaw or wear away; erode.
3. To produce a hole or worn spot in; corrode. See Synonyms at chafe.
4. To form (a passage or channel) by erosion.
5. To disturb the surface of (water or a stream); agitate.
6. To be vexed or troubled; worry. See Synonyms at brood.
7. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
8. To move agitatedly.
9. To gnaw with the teeth in the manner of a rodent.
10. The act or an instance of fretting.
11. A hole or worn spot made by abrasion or erosion.
12. Irritation of mind; agitation.
13. One of several ridges set across the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, such as a guitar.
14. To provide with frets.
15. To press (the strings of an instrument) against the frets.
16. An ornamental design consisting of repeated and symmetrical geometric figures, often in relief, contained within a band or border. Also called key pattern.
17. A headdress, worn by women of the Middle Ages, consisting of interlaced wire.
18. To provide with such a design or headdress.