Definitions
1.verbEspecially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
2.verbTo chafe or irritate; to worry.
3.verbTo make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple."to fret the surface of water"
4.verbIn the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
5.verbTo gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
6.verbTo be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
7.verbTo be worn away; to chafe; to fray."A wristband frets on the edges."
8.verbTo be anxious, to worry.
9.verbTo be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion."Rancour frets in the malignant breast."
10.verbTo have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
11.verbTo decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or with carving or relief (raised) work.
12.verbTo form a pattern on; to variegate.
13.verbTo cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
14.verbTo bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
15.verbMusical senses.
16.adjective(of a musical instrument) Having frets."The dulcimer and sitar are fretted instruments."
17.adjectiveDecorated with fretwork.