amerikai:
brit:
1. To (cause to) unravel; used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope.
The ribbon frayed at the cut end.
2. To cause exhaustion, wear out (a person's mental strength).
The hectic day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as strings)
3. Frighten; alarm
4. To bear the expense of; to defray.
5. To rub.
1. A fight or argument
Though they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.
2. Fright.