Grate has 13 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
2
a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
3
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
4
a horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot
Verb
1
furnish with a grate
"a grated fireplace"
2
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
"The injustice rankled her"
"his resentment festered"
3
reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
"grate carrots and onions"
"grate nutmeg"
4
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
"grate one's teeth in anger"
5
scratch repeatedly
"The cat scraped at the armchair"
6
to furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
7
to shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater
Adjective
1
serving to gratify; agreeable.
2
Obsolete spelling of great
Example Sentences
"a grated fireplace"
verb
"The injustice rankled her"
verb
"his resentment festered"
verb
"grate carrots and onions"
verb
"grate nutmeg"
verb
"grate one's teeth in anger"
verb
"The cat scraped at the armchair"
verb
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