Grate

[greɪt] or [ɡret]

Definition

(noun.) a frame of iron bars to hold a fire.

(noun.) a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

(noun.) a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something.

(verb.) make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; 'grate one's teeth in anger'.

(verb.) reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; 'grate carrots and onions'; 'grate nutmeg'.

(verb.) furnish with a grate; 'a grated fireplace'.

Editor: Maggie--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Serving to gratify; agreeable.

(n.) A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars, with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows of prisons and cloisters.

(n.) A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.

(v. t.) To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window.

(v. t.) To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing.

(v. t.) To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.

(v. t.) To fret; to irritate; to offend.

(v. i.) To make a harsh sound by friction.

(v. i.) To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity.

Checker: Mara

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Rub, scrape, abrade.[2]. Rasp, comminute, reduce to particles by rubbing.

v. n. Be irritating, be disagreeable, be offensive.

Checked by Bernadette

Definition

n. a framework composed of bars with interstices esp. one of iron bars for holding coals while burning.—adj. Grat′ed having a grating.—ns. Graticulā′tion the division of a design into squares for convenience in making an enlarged or diminished copy; Grat′ing the bars of a grate: a partition or frame of bars.

v.t. to rub hard or wear away with anything rough: to make a harsh sound: to irritate or offend.—n. Grat′er an instrument with a rough surface for grating down a body.—adj. Grat′ing rubbing hard on the feelings: harsh: irritating.—adv. Grat′ingly.

Checker: Stan

Examples

Edited by Julius

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