fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither (noun)

agitation resulting from active worry

"don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"

worn spot, fret (noun)

a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern (noun)

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 (verb)

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

fuss, niggle, fret (verb)

worry unnecessarily or excessively

"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

fret (verb)

be agitated or irritated

"don't fret over these small details"

fret (verb)

provide (a musical instrument) with frets

"fret a guitar"

chafe, gall, fret (verb)

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

fret (verb)

cause annoyance in

eat into, fret, rankle, grate (verb)

gnaw into; make resentful or angry

"The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

fret (verb)

carve a pattern into

fret (verb)

decorate with an interlaced design

choke, gag, fret (verb)

be too tight; rub or press

"This neckband is choking the cat"

rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch (verb)

cause friction

"my sweater scratches"

erode, eat away, fret (verb)

remove soil or rock

"Rain eroded the terraces"

fret, eat away (verb)

wear away or erode

fret (Noun)

One of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar or other musical instrument that marks note positions for fingering.

fret (Noun)

An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief).

fret (Noun)

A strait; channel.

fret (Noun)

A fog or mist at sea or coming inland from the sea

Fret

A fret is a raised element on the neck of a stringed instrument. Frets usually extend across the full width of the neck. On most modern western fretted instruments, frets are metal strips inserted into the fingerboard. On some historical instruments and non-European instruments, frets are made of pieces of string tied around the neck. Frets divide the neck into fixed segments at intervals related to a musical framework. On instruments such as guitars, each fret represents one semitone in the standard western system where one octave is divided into twelve semitones. Fret is often used as a verb, meaning simply "to press down the string behind a fret." Fretting often refers to the frets and/or their system of placement.

Fret

A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a stringed instrument.