English Dictionary

fray

/fɹeɪ/

noun

(countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel. / (countable, figuratively) A heated argument; a war of words.

There was a fray in the crowd as people pushed and shouted.

意味（1）

(countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.

Though they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.

意味（2）

(countable, figuratively) A heated argument; a war of words.

意味（3）

(uncountable) Conflict, disagreement.

It is the chafing of the lion, and the stirring of the viper, that aggravates the danger; the first blow makes the wrong, but the second makes the fray; and they that will endure no kind of abuse in state or church, are many times more dangerous than that abuse which they oppose.

意味（4）

(countable) An assault or attack.

意味（5）

(countable) A loud noise; a cacophony, a din.

Where window is open, cat maketh a fray, / yet wilde cat with two legs is worse by my fay.

意味（6）

(except Scotland, uncountable) Fright, terror; (countable) an instance of this.

Thus that fray vvas over, and vve came aſhore again: recovered of the fright vve had been in.