bray

1. v. t. To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine. Source: opted

2. v. i. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass. Source: opted

3. v. i. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise. Source: opted

4. v. t. To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound. Source: opted

5. n. The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound. Source: opted

6. n. A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling. Source: opted

7. n. the cry of an ass Source: wordnet

8. v. braying characteristic of donkeys Source: wordnet

9. v. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading Source: wordnet

10. v. laugh loudly and harshly Source: wordnet

11. To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Prov. xxvii. 22. 1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass. Laugh, and they Return it louder than an ass can bray. Dryden. 2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise. Heard ye the din of battle bray Gray. To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound. Arms on armor clashing, brayed Horrible discord. MIlton. And varying notes the war pipes brayed. Sir W. Scott. The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound. The bray and roar of multitudinous London. Jerrold. A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] Fairfax. Source: webster

12. To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not hisfoolishness depart from him. Prov. xxvii. 22. Source: adambom

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