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Meanings of fray in English

Portuguese
contenda
Catalan
contesa
Spanish
altercado

A noisy fight.

        contenda
        Portuguese
        arranhar
        Catalan
        esgarrapar
        Spanish
        rozar

        Cause friction.

              arranhar
              Portuguese
              desfilar
              Catalan
              desgastar
              Spanish
              raerse

              Wear away by rubbing.

                    desfilar
                    Usage of fray in English
                    1
                    I thought it was the result of the fray in the Tower.
                    A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
                    2
                    As always, political issues are starting to enter the fray, he said.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    Analysts say the army is loath to step into the political fray.
                    The Irish Times
                    4
                    They had been able to join the fray at a critical moment.
                    The Postman
                    5
                    They had been, in their time, in the thick of the fray.
                    The "Goldfish" / Being the Confessions af a Successful Man
                    6
                    The combat became fierce, and the king went forward in the fray.
                    Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
                    7
                    But now the jam and egg party was joining in the fray.
                    The History of Mr. Polly
                    8
                    By this time the fray was spirited and picturesque in the extreme.
                    Marion's Faith.
                    9
                    At that time, Jean Vernocq was in the midst of the fray.
                    The Teeth of the Tiger
                    10
                    I was with Bacon in '76, in the fray with the Susquehannocks.
                    Salute to Adventurers
                    11
                    Right about now their sense of wellbeing may be starting to fray.
                    The Irish Times
                    12
                    I was determined to be of the fray; my blood was up.
                    The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories:...
                    13
                    Mr Webb, scenting victory, was trying to rise above the fray yesterday.
                    The Guardian
                    14
                    With Volcan out, only two potential bidders likely remain in the fray.
                    Reuters
                    15
                    Yet this may be Jeb's only moment to jump into the fray.
                    NY Magazine
                    16
                    Max laughed and longed for the fray; he was beginning to live.
                    Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
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