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frayed

истрёпываемый

fray noun

  /fɹeɪ/
  • (countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.
 борьба́, дра́ка, перепа́лка, сраже́ние, столкнове́ние, сты́чка

fray verb

  /fɹeɪ/
  • (specifically) Of a deer: to rub (its antlers or head) against a tree, etc., to remove the velvet from antlers or to mark territory; also, to rub its antlers against (a tree, etc.) for that purpose.
  • (figuratively) Of a person's mental strength, nerves, temper, etc.: to become exhausted or worn out.
 вытира́ться, изна́шиваться, обтрёпываться
  • (also, figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
 расплета́ться, распуска́ться
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