fret in WordNet English dictionary

1. cause friction
   "my sweater scratches"
   rub  fray  fret  chafe  scratch 
   
2. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
   chafe  gall  fret 
   
3. be too tight; rub or press
   "This neckband is choking the cat"
   choke  gag  fret 
   
4. remove soil or rock
   "Rain eroded the terraces"
   erode  eat away  fret 
   
5. wear away or erode
   fret  eat away 
   
6. gnaw into; make resentful or angry
   "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
   eat into  fret  rankle  grate 
   
7. decorate with an interlaced design
   fret 
   
8. carve a pattern into
   fret 
   
9. be agitated or irritated
   "don't fret over these small details"
   fret 
   
10. cause annoyance in
    fret 
    
11. worry unnecessarily or excessively
    "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
    fuss  niggle  fret 
    
12. provide (a musical instrument) with frets
    "fret a guitar"
    fret 
    

1. a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
   fret 
   
2. an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
   "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
   fret  Greek fret  Greek key  key pattern 
   
3. a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
   worn spot  fret 
   
4. agitation resulting from active worry
   "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
   fret  stew  sweat  lather  swither