Definitions for fretted



Overview of verb fret

The verb fret has 12 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) fuss, niggle, fret

(worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren

2. (2) fret

(be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details")

3. fret

(provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar")

4. chafe, gall, fret

(become or make sore by or as if by rubbing)

5. fret

(cause annoyance in)

6. eat into, fret, rankle, grate

(gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered")

7. fret

(carve a pattern into)

8. fret

(decorate with an interlaced design)

9. choke, gag, fret

(be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat")

10. rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch

(cause friction; "my sweater scratches")

11. erode, eat away, fret

(remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces")

12. fret, eat away

(wear away or erode)


Overview of adj fretted

The adj fretted has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fretted

(having frets)

2. fretted, interlaced, latticed, latticelike

(having a pattern of fretwork or latticework)

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