Bray

v. t.	1.	To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine. [imp. & p. p. Brayed (brād); p. pr. & vb. n. Braying.] Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him. - Prov. xxvii. 22.
v. i.	1.
	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.
v. t.	1.	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.
n.	1.	The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound. The bray and roar of multitudinous London. - Jerrold.
	1.	A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling.

Noun	1.	bray - the cry of an ass
Verb	1.	bray - braying characteristic of donkeys Synonyms: hee-haw
	2.	bray - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" Synonyms: comminute, grind, mash, crunch
	3.	bray - laugh loudly and harshly

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