fret vs touch

fret and touch both are nouns.

fret and touch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fret	Yes	No	Yes	No
touch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, touch is a hypernym of fret; that is, touch is a word with a broader meaning than fret:

fret: cause friction
touch: be in direct physical contact with; make contact

Other hypernyms of fret include adjoin, contact, meet.

fret (noun)	touch (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	the act of putting two things together with no space between them
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)	the feel of mechanical action
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion	a distinguishing style
agitation resulting from active worry	the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
	the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
	deftness in handling matters
	the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
	a suggestion of some quality
	a communicative interaction
	the event of something coming in contact with the body
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a slight attack of illness

fret (verb)	touch (verb)
wear away or erode	have an effect upon
remove soil or rock	color lightly
cause friction	comprehend
be too tight; rub or press	make a more or less disguised reference to
decorate with an interlaced design	consume
carve a pattern into	make physical contact with, come in contact with
be agitated or irritated	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
cause annoyance in	tamper with
gnaw into; make resentful or angry	cause to be in brief contact with
worry unnecessarily or excessively	affect emotionally
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing	perceive via the tactile sense
provide (a musical instrument) with frets	deal with; usually used with a form of negation
	be relevant to
	to extend as far as
	be equal to in quality or ability

Difference between fret and touch

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