Reference meaning
fret
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agitation resulting from active worry
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Other meanings
2. noun
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
3. noun
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
4. 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
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