fraught

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/fɹɔːt/ English

Definitions

noun

The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.
Money paid to hire a ship or boat to transport cargo; freight“fraught money.”
The transportation of goods, especially in a ship or boat.
A ship's cargo, lading or freight.

verb

To load (a ship, cargo etc.).
To form the cargo of a vessel.

adjective

(of a cargo-carrier) Laden.
(with with) Loaded up or charged with; accompanied by; entailing.
(with with) Furnished, equipped.
Distressed or causing distress, for example through complexity.“a fraught relationship; a fraught process”

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Synonyms

full troubled pregnant load-bearing heavy-duty marked tagged prey many sown loaded completed taut strained onerous tight

Associated

peril aural difficulties danger tension difficulty turmoil uncertainty irregularities hardship complications tensions

Rhymes

distraught taut onslaught hot trot knot overwrought thought blot nought

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