| VERB | contact | fray, frazzle | wear away by rubbing |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | fray, rub, fret, chafe, scratch | cause friction | |
| NOUN | act | fray, affray, disturbance, ruffle | a noisy fight |
| Sounds | frey' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ashtray ... x-ray / X-ray: 35 rhymes with rey... | |
| Meaning | A noisy fight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | affray, disturbance, ruffle | |
| Broader | fight, fighting, combat, scrap | The act of fighting |
| Spanish | algarada, altercado, contienda, disturbio, liza, reyerta | |
| Catalan | contesa | |
| Meaning | wear away by rubbing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The friction frayed the sleeve" | |
| Synonym | frazzle | |
| Broader | break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart | go to pieces |
| Spanish | deshilacharse, deshilarse, gastar, raerse, roerse | |
| Catalan | desfer, desfilar-se, desfilar, desgastar, esfilagarsar, esfilegar-se, esfilegar, esfilegassar-se, esfilegassar | |
| Meaning | Cause friction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | rub, fret, chafe, scratch | |
| Broader | touch, adjoin, meet, contact | Be in direct physical contact with |
| Spanish | escoriar, rozar | |
| Catalan | arpar, esgarrapar, fregar-se, garfinyar, gratar, polir, rascar, ratllar, refregar-se, unglejar | |
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