| Main Entry: | fray |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shred, come apart |
Synonyms: |
become ragged, become threadbare, chafe, erode, frazzle, fret, ravel, rip, rub, tatter, tear, unravel, wear, wear away, wear thin |
| Main Entry: | frazzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wear out |
Synonyms: |
exhaust, fray, knock out, poop, prostrate, rip, shred, tear, tire, tucker, wear |
Antonyms: |
maintain, preserve |
| Main Entry: | fret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rub hard |
Synonyms: |
abrade, chafe, corrode, erode, excoriate, fray, gall, riffle, ripple, wear away, wear threadbare |
| Main Entry: | gall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rub raw |
Synonyms: |
abrade, bark, burn, chafe, corrode, erode, excoriate, file, fray, frazzle, fret, grate, graze, irritate, scrape, scratch, scuff, skin, wear |
| Main Entry: | grate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shred, grind down |
Synonyms: |
abrade, bark, bray, file, fray, gall, mince, pound, pulverize, rasp, raze, rub, scrape, scratch, scuff, skin, triturate |
| Main Entry: | rip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tear, cut |
Synonyms: |
burst, claw, cleave, fray, frazzle, gash, hack, lacerate, rend, rive, score, shred, slash, slit, split |
Antonyms: |
close, sew |
| Main Entry: | rub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stroke, massage |
Synonyms: |
abrade, anoint, apply, bark, brush, buff, burnish, caress, chafe, clean, coat, cover, curry, daub, erase, erode, excoriate, file, fray, fret, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, grate, graze, grind, knead, mop, paint, pat, plaster, polish, put, rasp, scour, scrape, scrub, shine, slather, smear, smooth, spread, swab, triturate, wear, wear down, wipe |
| Main Entry: | shred |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut into ribbons |
Synonyms: |
cut, fray, frazzle, make ragged, reduce, shave, sliver, strip, tatter, tear |
Antonyms: |
mend, sew |
| Main Entry: | tear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut, rip an object |
Synonyms: |
break, claw, cleave, crack, damage, divide, evulse, extract, fray, frazzle, gash, grab, impair, incise, injure, jigsaw, lacerate, mangle, mutilate, pluck, pull, pull apart, rend, ribbon, rift, rive, run, rupture, scratch, seize, separate, sever, shred, slash, slit, snatch, split, sunder, wrench, wrest, yank |
Antonyms: |
fix, mend, sew |
| Main Entry: | wear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrode, use |
Synonyms: |
abrade, be worthless, become threadbare, become worn, chafe, consume, crumble, cut down, decay, decline, decrease, deteriorate, diminish, drain, dwindle, erode, exhaust, fade, fatigue, fray, gall, go to seed, graze, grind, impair, jade, overuse, overwork, rub, scrape, scrape off, scuff, shrink, tax, tire, use up, wash away, waste, wear out, wear thin, weary, weather |
| Notes: | ware is an item bought or a piece of pottery; wear is erosion; and where is a place |
Antonyms: |
freshen, rebuild, refresh |