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Definition of fret

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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..

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Petulant :: Petulant (a.) Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.

Fretum :: Fretum (n.) A strait, or arm of the sea..

Splenetic :: Splenetic (a.) Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.

Rub :: Rub (v. i.) To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore..

Fret :: 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..

Fretter :: Fretter (n.) One who, or that which, frets..

Crossness :: Crossness (n.) The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.

Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable..

Corrosive :: Corrosive (n.) That which has the power of fretting or irritating.

Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer..

Testiness :: Testiness (n.) The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.

Worry :: Worry (v. t.) To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague..

Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To devour.

Pheese :: Pheese (n.) Fretful excitement.

Teatish :: Teatish (a.) Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See Tettish.

Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.

Whipsaw :: Whipsaw (n.) A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw..

Ripple :: Ripple (v. t.) To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake..

Pomfret :: Pomfret (n.) A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji).

Transfreight :: Transfreight (v. i.) To transfrete.