fret

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fret 
 
  4  of  11  senses  of  fret 
 
  Sense  1 
  fuss,  niggle,  fret 
  =>  scruple 
  =>  dither,  flap,  pother 
 
  Sense  2 
  fret 
  =>  dither 
 
  Sense  6 
  fret 
  =>  honeycomb 
 
  Sense  10 
  erode,  eat  away  fret 
  =>  wash 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fret 
 
  4  of  11  senses  of  fret 
 
  Sense  1 
  fuss,  niggle,  fret 
  =>  scruple 
  =>  dither,  flap,  pother 
 
  Sense  2 
  fret 
  =>  dither 
 
  Sense  6 
  fret 
  =>  honeycomb 
 
  Sense  10 
  erode,  eat  away  fret 
  =>  wash 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fret 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fret 
 
  11  senses  of  fret 
 
  Sense  1 
  fuss,  niggle,  fret 
  =>  worry 
 
  Sense  2 
  fret 
  =>  worry 
 
  Sense  3 
  chafe,  gall,  fret 
  =>  irritate 
 
  Sense  4 
  fret 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
 
  Sense  5 
  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
 
  Sense  6 
  fret 
  =>  carve 
 
  Sense  7 
  fret 
  =>  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify 
 
  Sense  8 
  choke,  gag,  fret 
  =>  compress,  constrict,  squeeze,  compact,  contract,  press 
 
  Sense  9 
  rub,  fray,  fret,  chafe,  scratch 
  =>  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
 
  Sense  10 
  erode,  eat  away  fret 
  =>  damage 
 
  Sense  11 
  fret,  eat  away 
  =>  corrode,  rust 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fret 
 
  fret  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  11) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fret 
 
  Sense  1 
  fuss,  niggle,  fret 
  =>  worry 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fret 
  =>  worry 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  chafe,  gall,  fret 
  =>  irritate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  fret 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  fret 
  =>  carve 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  fret 
  =>  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  choke,  gag,  fret 
  =>  compress,  constrict,  squeeze,  compact,  contract,  press 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  rub,  fray,  fret,  chafe,  scratch 
  =>  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  erode,  eat  away  fret 
  =>  damage 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  fret,  eat  away 
  =>  corrode,  rust 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  fret 
  fret 
  fretfulness 
  fretsaw 
  fretwork 
  pomfret 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fret 
 
  The  noun  fret  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fret,  stew,  sweat,  lather,  swither  --  (agitation  resulting  from  active  worry;  "don't  get  in  a  stew";  "he's  in  a  sweat  about  exams") 
  2.  fret  --  (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) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fret 
 
  The  verb  fret  has  11  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  fuss,  niggle,  fret  --  (worry  unnecessarily  of  excessively) 
  2.  (2)  fret  --  (be  agitated  or  irritated) 
  3.  chafe,  gall,  fret  --  (become  or  make  sore  by  or  as  if  by  rubbing) 
  4.  fret  --  (cause  annoyance  in) 
  5.  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate  --  (gnaw  into  make  resentful  or  angry;  "The  unjustice  rankled  her") 
  6.  fret  --  (carve  a  pattern  into) 
  7.  fret  --  (decorate  with  an  interlaced  design) 
  8.  choke,  gag,  fret  --  (be  too  tight;  rub  or  press;  "This  neckband  is  choking  the  cat") 
  9.  rub,  fray,  fret,  chafe,  scratch  --  (cause  friction;  "my  sweater  scratches") 
  10.  erode,  eat  away  fret  --  (remove  soil  or  rock,  as  of  wind  or  water;  "Rain  eroded  the  terraces") 
  11.  fret,  eat  away  --  (wear  away  or  erode) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fret 
  fretful 
  fretted 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fret 
 
  The  noun  fret  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fret,  stew,  sweat,  lather,  swither  --  (agitation  resulting  from  active  worry;  "don't  get  in  a  stew";  "he's  in  a  sweat  about  exams") 
  2.  fret  --  (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) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fret 
 
  The  verb  fret  has  11  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  fuss,  niggle,  fret  --  (worry  unnecessarily  of  excessively) 
  2.  (2)  fret  --  (be  agitated  or  irritated) 
  3.  chafe,  gall,  fret  --  (become  or  make  sore  by  or  as  if  by  rubbing) 
  4.  fret  --  (cause  annoyance  in) 
  5.  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate  --  (gnaw  into  make  resentful  or  angry;  "The  unjustice  rankled  her") 
  6.  fret  --  (carve  a  pattern  into) 
  7.  fret  --  (decorate  with  an  interlaced  design) 
  8.  choke,  gag,  fret  --  (be  too  tight;  rub  or  press;  "This  neckband  is  choking  the  cat") 
  9.  rub,  fray,  fret,  chafe,  scratch  --  (cause  friction;  "my  sweater  scratches") 
  10.  erode,  eat  away  fret  --  (remove  soil  or  rock,  as  of  wind  or  water;  "Rain  eroded  the  terraces") 
  11.  fret,  eat  away  --  (wear  away  or  erode) 

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