Fret

What do we mean by fret?

One of several ridges set across the fingerboard of certain stringed instruments, such as guitars. noun

To provide with frets. transitive verb

To press (the strings of an instrument) against the frets. transitive verb

An ornamental design consisting of repeated and symmetrical geometric figures, often in relief, contained within a band or border. noun

A headdress, worn by women of the Middle Ages, consisting of interlaced wire. noun

To provide with such a design or headdress. transitive verb

To be vexed or troubled; worry. synonym: brood. intransitive verb

To be worn or eaten away; become corroded. intransitive verb

To move agitatedly. intransitive verb

To gnaw with the teeth in the manner of a rodent. intransitive verb

To cause to be uneasy; vex. intransitive verb

To gnaw or wear away; erode. intransitive verb

To produce a hole or worn spot in; corrode. intransitive verb

To form (a passage or channel) by erosion. intransitive verb

To disturb the surface of (water or a stream); agitate. intransitive verb

The act or an instance of fretting. noun

A hole or worn spot made by abrasion or erosion. noun

Irritation of mind; agitation. noun

To eat up; devour.

Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.

Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.

Herpes; tetter.

(in the plural) The worn sides of riverbanks, where ores or stones containing them accumulate after being washed down from higher ground, which thus indicate to miners the locality of veins of ore.

To stress or get mad at something small -frettin Urban Dictionary

A marker on the neck of a guitar showing where to press down the string to produce the desired note. Urban Dictionary

Angry,pissed; adj. Urban Dictionary

Do not become anxious about something. Urban Dictionary

When you spend too much time fretting over your Facebook privacy settings... Urban Dictionary

A cooler way to say "don't worry." Urban Dictionary

Term for a "capo", the clamp-like device placed on the fretboard of a guitar to change its tuning. Urban Dictionary

Fret one is a term coined by Saskatoon band Stallions in reference to the way a guitar is played during an extra heavy section of music. In order to produce a more dissonant sound, the guitarist plays chugs while holding the low E string down on the first fret. In order for it to sound correct the low E string must be drop-tuned to a D. Examples of bands that have fret ones: Stallions, Blind Witness, Strangers and A Textbook Tragedy. Urban Dictionary

‘Up the fret’ is used in place of words like stressed, annoyed or anxious. It originated in Melbourne Australia and is a reference to the fret board of a guitar as well as the word fretful. How ‘up the fret’ (stressed) you are is quantifiable by placing a number between 1-24 after the phrase (fret 1 being almost completely relaxed) Urban Dictionary

When a dude fucks a fat chick and never calls her back. She sits at home wondering when he will call her. It never happens. Ever. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to fret:
fret.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word fret:
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Words that rhyme with fret:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe fret:
greek, first, second, 5th, fifth, 12th, third, 3rd, twelfth, fourth, 2nd, 7th, 1st, seventh, 4th, violent, constant, chinese, furious, grecian, key, sea, longer, double, 8th, daily, step, poor, eighth, stepped, sixth, mighty, 6th, 9th, tenth, perpetual, ever, continual, world, pale, hetero, 10th, 14th, dinna, ninth, soft, pom, golden, top, 15th, ceaseless, dont, busy, rectangular, doric, sharpe, mortal, 16th, fourteenth, terrible, extra, delicate, 19th, sick, efficient, curious, cubic, feverish, diagonal, 17th, octave, dinnae, nervous, movable, intermolecular.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective fret:
work, saw, neck, design, cutting, pattern, board, flim, designs, measurements, sawing, saws, border, necks, motifs, patterns, harmonic, motif, scrolls, fulness, fingerboard, sawyers, unbound, note, based, works, cutter, cry, guitar, location, experiments, assays, cut, guitars, membrane, span, press, notes, paper, cutters, stretch, string, models, diaper.

Consonant match to fret:
fruit, fraught, freight, fright, fraight, frote, frate, frett, freet.

Words that sound like fret:
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