English to English
noun
- agitation resulting from active worry
Don't get in a stew.
He's in a sweat about exams.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
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- an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
There was a simple fret at the top of the walls.
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- 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
source: WordNet 3.0
- See 1st Frith.
source: Webster 1913
- The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
source: Webster 1913
- Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork.
source: Webster 1913
- A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
Don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now.
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- be agitated or irritated
Don't fret over these small details.
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- provide (a musical instrument) with frets
Fret a guitar.
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- become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
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- cause annoyance in
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- gnaw into; make resentful or angry
The injustice rankled her.
His resentment festered.
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- carve a pattern into
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- decorate with an interlaced design
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- be too tight; rub or press
This neckband is choking the cat.
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- cause friction
My sweater scratches.
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- remove soil or rock
Rain eroded the terraces.
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- wear away or erode
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- To devour.
source: Webster 1913
- To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.
source: Webster 1913
- To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.
source: Webster 1913
- To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [fret] Tampo
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [fret] Magtampó
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
