Fraught

Word FRAUGHT
Character 7
Hyphenation fraught
Pronunciations /fɹɔːt/

Definitions and meanings of "Fraught"

What do we mean by fraught?

Filled with a specified element or elements; charged. adjective

Marked by or causing distress; emotional. adjective

Freight; cargo. noun

Freighted; laden; loaded; charged; replete: chiefly in figurative use: as, a vessel richly fraught with goods from India; a scheme fraught with mischief.

To lade; load; freight (a ship).

Figuratively, to fill; store; charge.

To form or make up the freight of a vessel; constitute a vessel's freight or cargo.

A load; cargo; freight (of a ship). noun

The sum paid for the transportation of a load or cargo. Compare fraught-money. noun

A freight; a cargo. noun

To freight; to load; to burden; to fill; to crowd. transitive verb

Freighted; laden; filled; stored; charged. adjective

The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo. noun

Money paid to hire a ship or boat to transport cargo; freight noun

The transportation of goods, especially in a ship or boat. noun

A ship's cargo, lading or freight. noun

A load; a burden. noun

Two bucketfuls (of water). noun

To load (a ship, cargo etc.). verb

Laden. adjective

The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.

Money paid to hire a ship or boat to transport cargo; freight

The transportation of goods, especially in a ship or boat.

A ship's cargo, lading or freight.

A load; a burden.

Two bucketfuls (of water).

Filled with or full of a feeling, force or intention. Urban Dictionary

Fraught (frôt), verb 1. To be denied, unaccepted or refused. Urban Dictionary

1. adj - Containing excessive amounts of 2. adj - To an extreme degree Urban Dictionary

Causing or affected by anxiety or stress Urban Dictionary

Humorous nickname for Harbor Freight Tools, because most of what they sell is destined to break or otherwise fail if you actually use it Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fraught

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The word "fraught" in example sentences

Surely you appreciate that for those who regularly attack Israel and its suporters, “Likud” is a label fraught with negative implications that have nothing to do with the political realities within Israel. ❋ Unknown (2009)

COOPER: Occupation is certainly a term fraught with -- with political difficulties and -- and -- and social difficulties here. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Every aspect of my relationship with this country's largest telco in fraught at the moment. ❋ Another Outspoken Female (2009)

As a consumer of books, sometimes in fraught times the “comfort reads” e.g. books by familiar authors, offer just that. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Several phone calls fraught with irritation and worry followed before Mr. Bill's undisclosed location was disclosed. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In fact, so peril-fraught is cyberspace indeed that I must never permit my pristine browser to trespass there. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I do not know the meaning of the word fraught, but it is frequently used in history in that connection, and I throw it in, believing that it is a pretty good word. ❋ Unknown (1878)

As she sought to defend herself and seize control of a debate that has been boiling for days, Ms. Palin awakened a new controversy by invoking a phrase fraught with religious symbolism about the false accusation used by anti-Semites of Jews murdering Christian children. ❋ By JEFF ZELENY (2011)

When asked for her take on feminism, Beardsley tells the Reader's Michael Miner, "That's such a word fraught with interpretation and meaning." ❋ Judy Berman (2010)

Although that is standard in many parliamentary democracies like Germany, it's so rare in Britain - where the last time it happened was 1974 - that Britons use a special term fraught with the suggestion of crisis: "a hung Parliament." ❋ Unknown (2010)

According to Maisano, "Boom Boom" is a name fraught with connotations.

Just like "family planning", "reproductive health" is an innocent sounding term fraught with ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is a phrase fraught with peril, even as I endorse its particulars. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My point is that it is now a word fraught with ambiguity and problems, so we should avoid it where possible. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But within and around the capital of Virginia cluster the extreme associations of her history: these memories and memorials of patriotism hallow the soil whereon the chief traitors inaugurated their infamous rule; the trial of Burr and the burning of the theatre are social traditions which make Richmond a name fraught with tragic and political interest; her social and forensic annals are illustrious; and, hereafter, among the many anomalies of the nation's history, few will more impress the thoughtful reminiscent than that a city eminent for social refinement and long the honored resort of the most eminent ❋ Various (N/A)

I found Maushart’s arguments very convincing, not least because my own memories of becoming a mother remain fraught with the blows to my self-esteem that accompanied the traumatic upheaval of giving birth. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Several phone calls fraught with irritation and worry followed before Mr. Bill’s undisclosed location was disclosed. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Creepy old woman: "Careful boy... Those [woods] are fraught with danger... [Heh, heh, heh]..." Christian [Observer]: "This site is fraught with wickedness." ❋ T.Ractorhead (2006)

1. The girl didn't [return] your [phone call], you were fraught down. He [blocked] your shot, you were fraught down. Your book got bad reviews, it was fraught down. ❋ Swanston (2006)

E.g. "That jail sentence was [fraught] with [grief]" E.g. "That girl is fraught (with [hotness])" ❋ Brod (2004)

My fraught [gum wrapper] [ball rolling] during the [snugs] ❋ PsilocinGummy (2021)

Went to [Hazard Fraught] for a [socket wrench] since I only [need it] to last through the end of the month ❋ Techn1ciaN (2021)

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