0 to become or to cause the threads in cloth or rope to become slightly separated, forming loose threads at the edge or end: --
1 If your temper frays or your nerves fray, you gradually become upset or annoyed: --
2 an energetic and often not well-organized effort, activity, fight, or disagreement: --
3 to become or to cause the threads in cloth or rope to become slightly separated and loose at the edge or end: --
4 a fight or argument, esp. one in which several people take part --