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fray meaning in Kannada

ಕಾದಾಟ

/fɹeɪ/

fray in Kannada: ಕಾದಾಟ, ಹೋರಾಟ, ಪೋರ್ತ, ಹೊಯಿಕುಟ್ಟು. In English, fray means to rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.

Kannada words for fray

ಕಾದಾಟ, ಹೋರಾಟ, ಪೋರ್ತ, ಹೊಯಿಕುಟ್ಟು, ಜೂಲು ಜೂಲು ಮಾಡು, ದಾರದಾರವಾಗಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊ

English meaning of fray

  1. verb To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
  2. verb Of a deer: to rub (its antlers or head) against a tree, etc., to remove the velvet from antlers or to mark territory; also, to rub its antlers against (a tree, etc.) for that purpose.
  3. verb To force or make (a path, way, etc.) through.
  4. verb To bruise (someone or something); also, to take the virginity of (someone, usually a female person); to deflower.

Full definition of fray

fray in a sentence

  • The hectic day ended in her nerves frayed.
  • The laces frayed at the cut end.
  • Though they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.

Synonyms of fray

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Questions about fray in Kannada

What is the meaning of fray in Kannada?
Fray in Kannada is ಕಾದಾಟ, ಹೋರಾಟ, ಪೋರ್ತ, ಹೊಯಿಕುಟ್ಟು.
fray ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Fray: ಕಾದಾಟ, ಹೋರಾಟ, ಪೋರ್ತ, ಹೊಯಿಕುಟ್ಟು.
What does fray mean in English?
Fray means to rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.

Source and license

Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: fray (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: fray (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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