What occasion do you use "fray"?

Question

What occasion do you use "fray"?
I am not sure.
please give me expample sentences with explanations.
do you sometimes see it ?
and also do you have a good idea to memorize it?
many in thank

Answer 1

Fray is quite a common word with more than one meaning.

It can be used as a verb, to mean, as somebody has already said, to unravel at the edge. Example sentence: "I must sew this material or it will fray."

Fray can be used as a noun to describe a fight or a boisterous crowd, like a crowd of football hooligans. Example sentence: "I will have to cut through this fray" means that I will have to push through this big group of people.

There are silly jokes in English using the phrase "I'm afraid not", because it sounds exactly the same as saying "I'm a frayed knot".

Answer 2

I've used the word in the past. Once I was on a message board where an author was getting just trashed by some women who were obviously jealous of her. This author is also married to a billionaire, one of the top 20 richest men in the world. The comments were getting incredibly mean spirited so I decided to get into the middle of the argument in other words, the "fray."

So when I participated at that board, I wrote this:

"Not that I care about this author, but I thought I'd just jump into the "fray" for the heck of it because you all sound like a bunch of jealous cats."

Any word is worth memorizing. It's good to build and expand one's vocabulary...and in a case like this, it's fun to see the jerky people go "huh" when they try to figure out what you're talking about lol...

Answer 3

The word "fray" has a few meanings and can be used to describe various things.
1. A battle, conflict, noisy fight, disturbance, skirmish, competition or contest. feeling of alarm (shortening of affray)
eg Riders gathering to chase down wild horses are prepared for the fray ahead.

2. Damage or unravel by scratching or rubbing, erode away, to cause loose fibres at the end of cloth, rope etc. To become worn away or tattered along the edges.
eg The sleeve of my wollen pullover was frayed by constant rubbing and pulling.
To rub against something
eg Tall grass frayed against my knees as I walked along.

3. A strain, upset or discomfort.
eg The argument frayed their nerves.
They appeared frayed and upset.

Not sure how you would try to remember this. My mum would repair torn and frayed edges of my clothing. It was a word she used a lot, so I was well aware of it. Maybe you could think of an anxious (frayed) person pulling at the edge of their sleeves causing them to fray. Good luck

Answer 4

A "fray" is a military engagement. I know that, because one of my friends was wounded in the fray. Another got his finger shot off, but it turned out to be to his advantage. Whenever he went out drinking with three of his friends, he could just hold up his hand and not even have to say "four beers please".

Answer 5

1. Fray- coming apart at the edges
2. the fray- crowd, kinda like when there's lots of confusion and stuff

Answer 6

*this material is starting to fray - meaning the stiching may have come loose and the material is coming apart from the outside.
*his mind is fraying - similar to the 1st, his mind is coming apart
*wow the fray's new song is really good - meaning the new song from the fray is really good

Answer 7

Frayed wire: http://www.repairconnection.com/repair_the_connection_files/Image19.gif

Answer 8

fray1 /freɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[frey] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a fight, battle, or skirmish.
2. a competition or contest, esp. in sports.
3. a noisy quarrel or brawl.
4. Archaic. fright.
–verb (used with object) 5. Archaic. to frighten.
–verb (used without object) 6. Archaic. to fight or brawl.


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[Origin: 1250–1300; ME frai; aph. var. of affray]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Answer 9

when my mom sends me to the shops to buy fray bentos corned beef

Answer 10

put the word "the" infront.

"the fray" are a new band/group