fret

Sense 1 noun

agitation resulting from active worry

don't get in a stew

Sense 2 verb

worry unnecessarily or excessively

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

Sense 3 noun

a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

Sense 4 verb

be agitated or irritated

don't fret over these small details

Sense 5 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

Sense 6 verb

provide (a musical instrument) with frets

fret a guitar

Sense 7 noun

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

Sense 8 verb

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

Sense 9 verb

cause annoyance in

Sense 10 verb

gnaw into; make resentful or angry

The injustice rankled her

Sense 11 verb

carve a pattern into

Sense 12 verb

decorate with an interlaced design

Sense 13 verb

be too tight; rub or press

This neckband is choking the cat

Sense 14 verb

cause friction

my sweater scratches

Sense 15 verb

remove soil or rock

Rain eroded the terraces

Sense 16 verb

wear away or erode