Definitions For Fret

noun

• A small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
• An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
• A spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
• Agitation resulting from active worry

verb

• Wear away or erode
• Remove soil or rock
• Cause friction
• Be too tight; rub or press
• Decorate with an interlaced design
• Carve a pattern into
• Be agitated or irritated
• Gnaw into; make resentful or angry
• Cause annoyance in
• Worry unnecessarily or excessively
• Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
• Provide (a musical instrument) with frets