Definition of "fraught" in English

noun

1. The hire of a boat or ship to transport cargo.

2. Money paid to hire a vessel for this purpose; freight.

   • fraught money

3. The transportation of goods, especially in a boat or ship.

4. A ship's cargo; freight, lading.

5. Two bucketfuls.

6. A burden, a load.

verb

1. To load (a boat, ship, or other vessel) with cargo.

2. To burden or load (someone or something).

3. Followed by with: to furnish or provide (something).

4. To hire (a vessel) to transport cargo or passengers.

5. To transport (cargo or passengers) in a vessel; to freight.

6. (intransitive, obsolete) To form the cargo or passengers of a vessel.

adjective

1. (nautical) Of a boat, ship, or other vessel: laden with cargo.

2. Followed by with: carrying, or charged or loaded up with (usually something negative); accompanied by; entailing.

3. Carrying or loaded with anxiety, fear, or stress, for example, due to complexity or difficulty; distressed; also, causing distress; distressing.

   • a fraught relationship    a fraught process

4. Followed by with: furnished, provided.