1. • noun - agitation resulting from active worry
   • noun - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
   • noun - an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
   • noun - a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument
   • verb - worry unnecessarily or excessively
   • verb - be agitated or irritated
   • verb - provide (a musical instrument) with frets
   • verb - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
   • verb - cause annoyance in
   • verb - gnaw into
   • verb - carve a pattern into
   • verb - decorate with an interlaced design
   • verb - be too tight
   • verb - cause friction
   • verb - remove soil or rock
   • verb - wear away or erode
2. • To cause to be uneasy; vex: “fret thy soul with crosses and with cares” (Edmund Spenser).
   • To gnaw or wear away; erode.
   • To produce a hole or worn spot in; corrode.
   • To form (a passage or channel) by erosion.
   • To disturb the surface of (water or a stream); agitate.
   • To be vexed or troubled; worry.
   • To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
   • To move agitatedly.
   • To gnaw with the teeth in the manner of a rodent.
   • The act or an instance of fretting.
   • A hole or worn spot made by abrasion or erosion.
   • Irritation of mind; agitation.
   • To provide with frets.
   • To press (the strings of an instrument) against the frets.
   • An ornamental design consisting of repeated and symmetrical figures, often in relief, contained within a band or border.
   • A headdress, worn by women of the Middle Ages, consisting of interlaced wire.
3. • v - to feel anxious and uneasy about something

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