Associations to the word «Fraught»

Wiktionary

FRAUGHT, noun. (obsolete) The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.
FRAUGHT, noun. (obsolete) Money paid to hire a ship or boat to transport cargo; freight
FRAUGHT, noun. (obsolete) The transportation of goods, especially in a ship or boat.
FRAUGHT, noun. (obsolete) A ship's cargo, lading or freight.
FRAUGHT, noun. (Scotland) A load; a burden.
FRAUGHT, noun. (Scotland) Two bucketfuls (of water).
FRAUGHT, verb. (transitive) (obsolete except in past participle) To load (a ship, cargo etc.).
FRAUGHT, adjective. (of a cargo-carrier) Laden.
FRAUGHT, adjective. (with with) Furnished, equipped.
FRAUGHT, adjective. (figuratively) (with with) Loaded up, charged or accompanied.
FRAUGHT, adjective. Distressed.

Dictionary definition

FRAUGHT, adjective. Marked by distress; "a fraught mother-daughter relationship".
FRAUGHT, adjective. Filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense".

Wise words

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