Stinker said:
Source: WordNet (r) 1.7
fret
n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a
stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: stew, sweat,
lather, swither]
2: 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
v 1: worry unnecessarily of excessively [syn: fuss, niggle]
2: be agitated or irritated
3: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: chafe, gall]
4: cause annoyance in
5: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled
her" [syn: eat into, rankle, grate]
6: carve a pattern into
7: decorate with an interlaced design
8: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the
cat" [syn: choke, gag]
9: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: rub, fray,
chafe, scratch]
10: remove soil or rock, as of wind or water; "Rain eroded the
terraces" [syn: erode, eat away]
11: wear away or erode [syn: eat away]